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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-75F5CC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle (c. 1250-c. 1350). Meols type 11.
The sheet roller and plate are missing.
The frame is oval in shape with an offset narrowed bar. The outer edge is expanded and recessed to accommodate a copper-alloy sheet roller on which the pin-tip rested. The tapering pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section flat at the rear.
This buckle has a dark green patina.
Frame: length: 16.6mm; width: 17.3mm; thickness: 3.8mm.
Pin: length: 10.0mm; width at loop: 2.2mm.
Overall weight: 2.22g.
A similar buckle has been published and dated c. 1270-1350 (Egan & Pritchard 1991: 76, fig. 46, ref: 317).
A similar buckle is illustrated in Griffiths et al (2007: 90, pl. 14, ref: 551) where it is dated c. 1250-c. 1350 and categorised as a Meols type 11.
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Griffiths, D. Philpott, R. A. and Egan, G. 2007. Meols. The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast: Oxford. Oxford University School of Archaeology.
Class:
Meols type 11
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 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.6 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 2.22 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2016 - Tuesday 1st March 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-8-2
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: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 76, fig. 46 | 317 | |
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology | 90, pl. 14 | 551 |
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