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BUCKLE
Unique ID: DEV-573689
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy annular buckle with a central bar, probably dating to c. AD 1450-1600. The frame and bar are rectangualr in cross section, the outer edge of the frame is case into the form of a five-petaled rose.
Dimensions: length 28.0mm; width 26.0mm; thickness 3.0mm; weight 5.71g.
A similar buckle was excavated in Norwich in a context dated to AD 1561-1690 (Margeson 1993: 29, no. 157), however, they are often assumed to be earlier based on their decoration, cf. PUBLIC-655D05, HAMP-AD9215.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 5.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th October 2017 - Sunday 8th October 2017
Rally details.
This object was found at Piddletrenthide 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Piddletrenthide (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SY7098
Four figure Latitude: 50.78079343
Four figure longitude: -2.42688847
1:25K map: SY7098
1:10K map: SY78NW
Grid reference source: Recorded at a rally
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margeson, S. | 1993 | Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 | Norwich | East Anglian Archaeology |
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