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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LANCUM-7D6333
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy single loop 'D' shaped buckle. It shares some characteristics with Whitehead No 60 but without the decoration. The buckle is complete with pin and plates. The inner plate is smaller than the outer plate and they are held together by four copper alloy rivets. Dates to between c1250 and c1400 AD.
The length is 46mm, width is 36mm, thickness 7mm, and weight 26.32g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 36 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 26.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th December 2017 - Tuesday 5th December 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Edenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0524
Four figure Latitude: 52.80334507
Four figure longitude: -0.44391672
1:25K map: TF0524
1:10K map: TF02SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | No.60 |
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