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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WILT-619F7F
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy medieval single loop buckle dating to the period ADc.1350-1450.
As well as being D in shape, the loop of the buckle is D shape in cross section, with bevelled edges and a knop on the far edge. The pin is complete. The buckle plate is formed of a sheet of copper-alloy which has been wrapped around the pin bar with a recess to hold the pin. This sheet has one rivet, which is located at the distal end of the sheet and can be clearly seen through both sheets of copper alloy. To the reverse the sheet is narrower and shorter.
The length of the buckle is 32.22mm in length, 8.8mm in width (strap) and 4.35mm thickness. The diameter of the buckle frame is 14.85mm, and the weight is 1.93g.
Please see Whitehead (2003) page 20, No. 74 for parallel.
Class: Single loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.22 mm
Width: 8.8 mm
Thickness: 4.35 mm
Weight: 1.93 g
Diameter: 14.85 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4997
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shrewton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0644
Four figure Latitude: 51.19518893
Four figure longitude: -1.91551571
1:25K map: SU0644
1:10K map: SU04SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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