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BUCKLE

Unique ID: LVPL-E3B19A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy double looped annular buckle of medieval date. The buckle frame is moulded into a floral shape with five notches separating each 'petal'. Each petal is decorated with transverse incised lines. The pin is missing. The rear of the frame is flat and undecorated. The buckle has a mid-green patina and is in good condition.

Dimensions: 28mm in length, 28mm in width, 3mm thick, 6.55g.

A similar example which can be found in Whitehead (2003), p47, no.272 has been dated to c.1450-1550.

Class: rose

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 28 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 6.55 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd November 2016 - Wednesday 2nd November 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Pillerton Hersey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP2948
Four figure Latitude: 52.12955054
Four figure longitude: -1.57777353
1:25K map: SP2948
1:10K map: SP24NE
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

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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