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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LEIC-07A069
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy buckle plate, 30mm long, 26mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 9.36grams. The plate is rectangular in form and cross section and is formed of two plates, one larger than the other, which are joined by two short strips. These have been folded over to form a hinge like attachment and the two plates have been joined by a rivet in each far corner. The larger plate is decoarted with a slightly inset, raised solid border which contains an image in slight relief. This shows a backwards facing beast, with an S shaped body and for legs, to the left with a male figure, possibly helmeted, leaning forward with arms outstretched towards the beasts neck. This could represent Daniel and the lion or George and the dragon? The remiander of the field has slight stippling and there are traces of gilding all over the surface.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 9.36 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Studley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP0964
Four figure Latitude: 52.27407975
Four figure longitude: -1.8695188
1:25K map: SP0964
1:10K map: SP06SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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