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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-A9D399
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy pin, probably for an annular buckle (c. 1250-c. 1450).
The shaft is rectangular in cross-section and tapers to a point. The end of the open loop almost makes contact with the underside of the shaft.
This pin is green with patches of a slightly darker green patina.
Length: 33.1mm; width at loop: 5.0mm; thickness of shaft: 1.3mm; thickness including loop: 7.7mm. Weight: 1.66g.
Annular buckles with similar pins have been published (Whitehead 2003: 17).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.1 mm
Width: 5 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Weight: 1.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th March 2018 - Sunday 11th March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-1-100
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 17 |
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