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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LANCUM-506155
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy annular buckle, complete with pin, probably dating from the medieval period, that is the 13th-15th century, The buckle is complete and survives in good condition. It has a rounded D-shape with a cross section that is also rounded D-shaped. The pin survives complete: it was made from an elongated triangular piece of metal whose wide end was wrapped around the bar of the buckle.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 14 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Cockermouth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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