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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-71305D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper alloy circular buckle complete with the pin dating to c1250-1450. The frame is sub-rectangular in section and has a slight bevelled inside edge. The pin is copper alloy and is decorated with a longitudinal groove.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.98 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 22.61 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Bishopstone
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 17 | 34-38 |
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