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BUCKLE

Unique ID: LANCUM-645CC4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper-alloy Medieval single loop buckle with roller, dating to c. AD 1350-1400. The buckle is rectangular in plan and has a the remains of a sheet metal roller wrapped around the strap bar; the sides are expanded and the pin is intact. A similar buckle can be found in Whitehead ( 2003) p. 27, no. 138.The length is 25mm and the weight is 3.05g.

Whitehead, R., 2003 Buckles 1250-1800 Chelmsford : Greenlight Publishing, p.20, no.72 ,

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.05 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th January 2016 - Tuesday 5th April 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Holland (District)
Parish or ward: Spalding St. John's (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2422
Four figure Latitude: 52.7813472
Four figure longitude: -0.16298207
1:25K map: TF2422
1:10K map: TF22SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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