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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HAMP-10090E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A late medieval copper alloy double oval buckle frame, dating to the 15th century. The pin is missing. The ornately moulded frame is flat and rectangular in cross-section with a narrowed integral strap bar. A series of lobed knops, each with a drilled pit, line the edges of the frame, with the exception of the centre of both outer edges. One of these lobes is broken with an open hole. The upper surface of the frame is decorated with engraved, oblique, double grooves within a linear border, while the reverse is plain. Both faces bear traces of white metal coating, probably tinning. The metal has a dark green patina with patches of bright green corrosion on both faces, particularly within the drilled pits. One of the loops of the frame is slightly bent.
The buckle is 41.7mm long, 39.2mm wide, 2.5mm thick and weighs 8.69g. Internal loop dimensions are c.31mm x c.12mm.
A very similar double oval buckle with an ornately moulded frame is published in Whitehead (1996), p.59, no.346, to which the author gives a date of c.1400 - 1500 and adds that buckles of this distinctive design are usually heavily tinned (ibid: 58). A further similar example from Kent, complete with pin, can be found on the PAS database as KENT-F64515.
Class: Cassels type 1.4C
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.7 mm
Width: 39.2 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 8.69 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th April 2016 - Monday 11th April 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 212
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: Burton Dassett
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 59 | 346 |
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