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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-17AED5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy single loop trapezoidal buckle frame (c. 1300-c. 1500).
The pin is missing.
This frame has moulded decoration at the front and is flat at the rear. It is bevelled internally at the front. The outer edge has two pairs of oblique grooves. The bar is sub-oval in cross-section and is slightly narrowed.
This buckle frame has a drab green patina where the surface is not corroded.
A similar buckle frame has been published (Whitehead 2003: 26, ref: 127).
Length: 14.0mm; width: 21.5mm; thickness: 2.1mm. Weight: 2.60g.
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Class:
Single-loop
Sub class: Trapezoidal
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 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th November 2018 - Sunday 4th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-132
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 | 26, ref: 127 |
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