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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WAW-C7EBEF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval (late 12^th to early 13^th century) buckle frame: The copper alloy frame is oval with a narrowed and off-set strap bar. The remainder of the frame expands in width to the apex as well as depth with moulded decoration. This decoration consists of a crescentic frame with an integral crescentic skirt below, which is perforated with six circular voids. The upper crescent has a central notch with a high-relief moulded knop either side of the notch. On the outer edges, next to these knops is a low-relief conical indentation transected by a low-relief, obliquely angled platform. The underside of the buckle frame is obliquely angled and is slightly curvaceous. The pin is missing. The frame is slightly abraded and has, otherwise, a well developed mid green/grey coloured patina. It measures 18.23mm long, 24.55mm wide, 8.81mm thick and weighs 5.29g.

A very similar example is on the PAS database, NMS-2407F3, and this has been described as having moulded beast heads either side of the strap bar. This record quotes a similar example in Zarnecki et al, (1984), No. 256, from Ringstead, Norfolk. Others on the PAS database include KENT-BF2C37, SOMDOR-861648, BUC-309C83, HAMP-1F10A7, SF-9177A4, NARC-70E046, DENO-9A9831, Another example on the PAS database, NMS-9BBAE2, is very similar, but without the skirt and moulded beasts.

Zarnecki, G., Holt, J. and Holland, T., 1984 English Romanesque Art 1066-1200London: Arts Council of Great Britain

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: Include in MedArch

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1175
Date to: Circa AD 1225

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.23 mm
Width: 24.55 mm
Thickness: 8.81 mm
Weight: 5.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015 - Wednesday 3rd June 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Elmley Lovett (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8769
Four figure Latitude: 52.31894606
Four figure longitude: -2.1921402
1:25K map: SO8769
1:10K map: SO86NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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