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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LON-3349C8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper alloy buckle dating to AD 1350-1400. The buckle consists of a square frame with a three-grooved sheet roller and a tapering sub-rectangular plate. There is one rivet hole of which part of the rivet is in situ, this would have connected the plate to the strap. The remains of the iron pin are present.
Similar examples can be found in Egan (1991:96, nos. 434-436).
Dimensions: length: 42.13 mm; width 13.04 mm; weight: 4.88g.
References: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationary Office, London
Class: Rectangular and square frame with plates
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.13 mm
Width: 13.04 mm
Thickness: 4.89 mm
Weight: 4.88 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Prince's (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3078
Four figure Latitude: 51.4860175
Four figure longitude: -0.12909005
1:25K map: TQ3078
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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