WMID-4C40BB: Late Medieval to Post Medieval: Double Loop Annular Buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WMID-4C40BB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy double loop annular buckle of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval period, dating from AD 1350 - AD 1650.

The buckle consists of the frame with an complete central bar. The pin has been lost in antiquity. The buckle is sub circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The central bar has a sub square cross section. The external edges of the frame have been bevelled, giving them a semi circular appearance. The top of the buckle has a curved edge, while the base of the buckle has an almost flat edge. The back of the buckle frame is plain.

The buckle measures 23.2 mm in diameter and has a thickness of 3.3 mm. It weighs 3.6 g.

The buckle is a dark brown in colour with traces of green patina. It has an uneven surface patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the surface detail.

Other examples of this type of buckle can be found in Whitehead (2003), page 45, No 251 - 258 and a number have been recorded on the database, including WMID-662E87.

Reference:

Whitehead, R. 2003. 'Buckles 1250-1800'. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.

Class: Cassels type 1.2A

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 23.2 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wyre Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Wolverley and Cookley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8479
Four figure Latitude: 52.40876677
Four figure longitude: -2.23663196
1:25K map: SO8479
1:10K map: SO87NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst out detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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