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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WMID-BCEB64
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy double looped sub-oval buckle of probable later medieval - post medieval date circaAD 1600-1720.
The buckle frame is sub-oval in plan with rounded ends. The upper face of the buckle is slightly convex. The buckle consists of a sub oval frame with trefoil sides with a rounded projection at the end of the strap bar at both sides. The strap bar is narrowed and there is no evidence of a pin rest. The frame of the buckle is decorated with two incised lines on the frame at either end of the strap bar. The reverse of the buckle is flat and undecorated. The buckle has a dark grey patina which may be evidence of a silver wash that once covered the buckle. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Whitehead (2003: p.70 ref no.440). Many similar examples have been recorded on the database, including (HESH-6A20E2) discovered in Shropshire.
The buckle measures 39.86mm long, 27.73mm wide, is 2.35mm thick at its widest point on the frame and weighs 5.4 grams.
Whitehead, R. (2003)Buckles 1250 - 1800. Witham, Greenlight Publishing.
Class: Double-looped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.86 mm
Width: 27.73 mm
Thickness: 2.35 mm
Weight: 5.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2015 - Sunday 10th April 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Snitterfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2160
Four figure Latitude: 52.23779418
Four figure longitude: -1.69389888
1:25K map: SP2160
1:10K map: SP26SW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 70 | 440 |
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