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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LVPL-0507DD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy buckle of medieval to early post-medieval date. The object has oval loops with moulded decoration on the outer frame. One of the loops is broken possibly due to recent plough damage. The loops are decorated with serrated outer edges with five groups of three ridges. The pin is missing. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition.
Similar examples can be found in Whitehead, (2003) p60 and have been dated to c.1450-1600.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 31 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 6.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016 - Wednesday 7th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stoke upon Tern
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing |
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