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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WREX-058FC3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper alloy buckle with integral forked spacer, probably dating to c. AD 1330-1450. The buckle frame has a single oval loop, the upper surface of which is bevelled. The outer edge of the loop is expanded into a small point, with two prongs expanding from the opposite edge; one of which is broken. The pin is missing.
See Egan & Pritchard (2002, 80-81 no. 326) for a similar example
Length: 40.5mm; width: 22.2mm; thickness: 2.5mm; weight: 3.8g
Class: composite
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1330
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.5 mm
Width: 22.2 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 3.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 7th February 2018 - Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Wrexham Museum Entry form No. 1339
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Elsted
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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