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BUCKLE

Unique ID: LANCUM-7B401E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy Buckle of Medieval date (AD 1350-1400). The object has a single loop sub-rectangular frame with expanded outer edges and sheet roller and a narrowed and offset strap bar with a retained unrecessed strap bar composed of a single plate. The lower end of the plate has a circular perforation and retained rivet. The metal is a dark brownish-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. The length is 23mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 1.22g. Whitehead (1996) gives this type a date of c.1350 - 1400 AD (Whitehead (2003), P 27, no 140).

Whitehead, R., 2003 Buckles 1250-1800 Chelmsford: Greenlight Publishing 27 , 140

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 12 mm
Weight: 1.22 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th September 2018 - Monday 10th September 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Preston (District)
Parish or ward: Woodplumpton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD5034
Four figure Latitude: 53.79988635
Four figure longitude: -2.76061115
1:25K map: SD5034
1:10K map: SD53SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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