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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-CEAC18
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle (c. 1200-c. 1400). Meols type 2.
The frame is roughly oval in plan and is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. The narrowed bar is sub-circular in cross-section. The tapering copper-alloy pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear.
This buckle has a shiny green patina with small areas of corrosion. A small portion of the pin is missing at the tip.
Frame: length: 16.4mm; width: 31.0mm; thickness: 3.7mm.
Pin: length: 13.8mm; width at loop: 2.7mm.
Overall weight: 2.68g.
A similar buckle from London has been published (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 68, fig. 42, ref: 271).
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Class:
Meols Type 2
Sub class: Single-loop
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.4 mm
Width: 31 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 2.68 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th August 2015 - Sunday 9th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-373
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | 68, fig. 42 | 271 |
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