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BUCKLE

Unique ID: IOW-2344E8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy buckle (c. 1270-c. 1450).

The pin is missing.

The loop is sub-oval in plan. and the narrowed bar is off-set. The outer edge is expandedand angled on the underside rather than being flat.

This buckle frame has a mid-green patina.

Length: 13.4mm; width: 21.4mm; thickness: 2.7mm. Weight: 1.45g.

Class: Single-loop

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1270
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.4 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 1.45 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th January 2017 - Wednesday 18th January 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2017-7-46

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: IOW2017-7-46
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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