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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WILT-FC2C94
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy medieval buckle plate, dating AD 1250-1500. The buckle plate is formed from a single sheet folded widthways. The plate is rectangular shape with a recess to hold the pin. The front face is decorated with a zig zag border. The reverse is undecorated. The buckle plate has four perforations which would have containted rivets. Three are located at the tip and the perforations were pierced through the obverse. A further rivet has been pierced through the reverse.
The buckle plate measures 30.94mm in length, 21.61mm in width, 6.26mm in thickness and weights 5.49g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.94 mm
Width: 21.61 mm
Thickness: 6.26 mm
Weight: 5.49 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4780
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Breamore
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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