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BUCKLE

Unique ID: BERK-94CE30

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Medieval copper alloy buckle plate with two broken attachment holes. Decoration is a fleur-de-lis within a rectangular panel, lined on each side with a linear motive.

Notes:

Rally Record White 57

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.77 mm
Width: 20.66 mm
Thickness: 0.49 mm
Weight: 1.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2016

Rally details.

This object was found at XP Rally Milton-under-Wychwood 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Milton-under-Wychwood (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2617
Four figure Latitude: 51.85099327
Four figure longitude: -1.6239377
1:25K map: SP2617
1:10K map: SP21NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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