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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HAMP-3D00D7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy buckle with plate. The buckle frame is trapeziodal shaped, the outer edge is recessed slightly from the frame and measures 20.1mm in width, the plate bar is narrower at 17.1mm. The outer edge of the frame is bowed slightly, and there is a knop at each outer corner. The buckle is sub rectangular in cross section. The plate is formed of a copper alloy sheet that is wrapped round the plate bar, it is rectangular on the front measuring 20.8mm by 14.5mm. It recesses at the bar and narrows to 10.9mm on the reverse. There are two rivets still in situ at the edge of the front plate, the back plate has bent away and the rivets no longer sit in the reverse circular holes. The gap between the two plates is filled with mud. One of the rivets is copper alloy, the other is possibly iron due to the orange staining. The pin sits in a circular hole in the buckle plate and consists of a piece of copper alloy which has been looped round the pin bar, and narrows to a point. It measures 1.9mm in width. The buckle measures 33.6mm in length, 17.5mm in width, and weighs 4.66mm. It is a dark green colour with patches of brown staining.
The buckle frame is similar to Griffiths, Philpott and Egan 2007, p 99, no 695, which is dated to the late 14th century.
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 1399
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.6 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Weight: 4.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th December 2015 - Thursday 7th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 187
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wylye
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | p 99 | no 695 |
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