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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WAW-559B73
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval (13th to 14th centuries) buckle plate: A sub semi circular copper alloy buckle plate with a broad scalloped curved edge. The straight edge is narrowed and folded towards the reverse and has a rectangular slot in the centre. The outer face is decorated with a design similar to a windmill. At the slot there are three small concentric rings with two 'sails' extending from the centre of the rings. The sails are decorated with fine, transverse ribbing. Across the straight edge there is a notched line. All the decoration is in low-relief. The plate has three rivet holes which are equi-distant around the curved edge.
There is an incomplete mid green patina which is incomplete and there are patches of red copper corrosion.
The plate measures 27.79mm long and 41.31mm wide. It weighs 6.64g.
The style of the decoration probably dates the buckle plate to the 1th to 14th centuries.
Class: Plate
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.79 mm
Width: 41.31 mm
Weight: 6.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 20th August 2016 - Saturday 20th August 2016
Rally details.
This object was found at Wymondham Rally 2016 (Near Spooner Row)
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Wymondham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0996
Four figure Latitude: 52.52177586
Four figure longitude: 1.07920849
1:25K map: TM0996
1:10K map: TM09NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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