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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOMDOR-504000
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The oval single loop buckle has an integrally cast forked spacer, onto which separate plates (now missing) were soldered. The outer edge of the frame has a pointed lip with a deep groove to form the pin rest. The frame is bevelled. There is a constriction for the attachment of the (missing) pin at the back. Behind the buckle is a rectangular element with a stepped aperture, flanked by the prongs of the fork. The prongs are straight and square-sectioned. The back is flat and undecorated. Dimension: 60.21mm x 29.70mm x 4.31mm. Weight: 9.43g.
Subsequent actions
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.21 mm
Width: 29.7 mm
Thickness: 4.31 mm
Weight: 9.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS012314; PAL1925
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
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 | 78-81 |
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