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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WMID-39EBC9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete late Medieval to early Post-Medieval copper alloy double loop annular buckle, dating to circa AD 1450-1550.
The buckle is incomplete due to a missing pin. The buckle is decorated with moulded scalloping around the frame which gives the form of a five petalled flower.The central axis bar is narrowed and is broadly sub triangular in cross section. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The buckle has a dark brown coloured patina. The surface is very worn and was possibly originally black lacquered as seen on other examples.
Whitehead (1996, p.47) illustrates a similar buckle no 274, which is dated to c.AD 1450-1550. There are also a number of examples recorded on the PAs database including; HAMP-C8522E discovered in Hampshire and WAW-19CA63 discovered in Worcestershire.
The buckle measures 31.7 mm in length, 29.5 mm in width, and is 3.47 mm thick. The buckle weighs 6.3 g.
Whitehead, R., (1996) Buckles 1250-1800. Chelmsford : Greenlight Publishing.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.7 mm
Width: 29.5 mm
Thickness: 3.47 mm
Weight: 6.3 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
Parish or ward: Haughton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8521
Four figure Latitude: 52.78636313
Four figure longitude: -2.22385017
1:25K map: SJ8521
1:10K map: SJ82SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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