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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LVPL-F2E6ED
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy double looped buckle of medieval to post-medieval date. The object has an oval frame which is D-shaped in cross-section. At each end of the strap bar is a decorative knop. A lump of iron corrosion remains attached to the strap bar. This suggests that the missing pin may have been iron. The outer frame is decorated with worn ridges and traces of black lacquer can be seen.
Dimensions: 35mm in length, 29mm in width, 2mm thick, 4.8g
Similar examples can be found in Whitehead (2003), p53.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 29 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016 - Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Black coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: East Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Barnwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0483
Four figure Latitude: 52.43509134
Four figure longitude: -0.47163141
1:25K map: TL0483
1:10K map: TL08SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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