KENT-DA32B1: Early Medieval copper alloy buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: KENT-DA32B1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy Early-Medieval (c.1000-1100) D-shaped Ringerike style buckle.

The buckle frame is 'D'-shaped in plan, with moulded decoration on the front and undecroated flattish on the rear. The point has a projecting knop that appears to be the tail of of one of two moulded stylised beasts the heads of which form the curve of each side of the D, with the snouts slightly project past the strap bar. The pin is now missing. The buckle is a dark green with mottled specks of light green.

Length:34mm, width14.07mm, thickness:3.13mm, weight:4.45g

Notes:

Similar buckles have been recorded from Meols (Griffiths, Philpott and Egan 2007: 62. Pl. 8, ref: 307) and on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database @ IOW-1D9A04; DENO-0F2314; KENT-BAF066 and NMS-4A2416.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.26 mm
Width: 28.78 mm
Thickness: 2.87 mm
Weight: 9.99 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Folkestone and Hythe (District)
Parish or ward: Ivychurch (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR0328
Four figure Latitude: 51.01553738
Four figure longitude: 0.89275317
1:25K map: TR0328
1:10K map: TR02NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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