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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LVPL-80ED9A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy buckle pin of Medieval date. The object can be classified as a 'disc-on-pin' buckle pin, Type B: Central recess type, Redmayne (2014), FRG Datasheet 47.
The disc is decorated with fine grooves which radiate outwards from the central circular depression. This depression is infilled with fragments of olive green material, probably enamel. The depression measures 6.14mm in diameter. The remains of gilding are visible on some of the grooves and ridges. Projecting from one edge of the obeject is the tip of the buckle pin which measures 5.59mm in length and 3.43mm in width. The pin is D-shaped in cross-section and tapers to a complete rounded point. Projecting from the opposite edge of the object is the incomplete loop which curves backwards and would have attached the pin to the strap bar of the buckle. The rear of the object is undecorated and flat.
Notes:
Dating is still uncertain as none have been found in any stratified context, but the manufacturing methods, morphology and surface treatments all suggest a medieval date of circa AD 1300-1500, (peers comm. T. Redmayne).
Class:
disc-on-pin
Sub class: Redmayne Type B
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.32 mm
Width: 18.28 mm
Thickness: 2.42 mm
Weight: 3.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th February 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Washingborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmayne, T. | 2014 | Disc-on-pin Buckles (FRG Datasheet 47) | Sleaford | The Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 |
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