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BUCKLE
Unique ID: BH-BEA11B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy frame from a Medieval single-loop buckle.
The D-shaped frame widens towards the centre of its outer side and its upper surfaces slope downwards and outwards. The flat-sectioned pin, which has been loosely looped around the offset axis bar, tapers to a point. Traces of gilding are visible on the upper surface of the frame.
Length: 18.9mm; width: 22.2mm; depth/thickness: 6.6mm. Weight: 3.03g.
Buckle frames of this shape were found at Meols, Merseyside, where they were dated from the late 13th to early 14th century (Egan, in Griffiths et al. 2007: 88, nos. 472-491); however, it is noteworthy that this form of frame was often paired with an enamelled plate in the Limoges style (see PAS record NMS-A1AA21), suggesting the possibility of an early 13th century date.
Class: Single-loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.9 mm
Width: 22.2 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 3.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/86 - 7
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Therfield
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology |
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