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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WMID-7D0141

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy buckle-plate component of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date (c. AD 1200 - 1600). The object shares similarities to the forked spacers of Medieval composite buckles (see Whitehead 1996: 36-7), upon which would have been attached sheet plates. This example, however, is rectangular in plan with the two prongs of the fork joined by a straight vertical bar just before they taper to slightly splayed out sharp points. At the opposite end of the object is a hollow cylindrical bar, which may have been attached to the buckle frame. The hollow recess is now filled with detritus. The object has a dark green patrina.

The only other parallel found on the PAS database is LANCUM-8F6E7E.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 15.92mm in length, 31.97mm in width, 2.97mm in thickness and 2.61g in weight.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.92 mm
Width: 31.97 mm
Thickness: 2.97 mm
Weight: 2.61 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Anglesey (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Anglesey (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Beaumaris (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SH5876
Four figure Latitude: 53.26193827
Four figure longitude: -4.13035923
1:25K map: SH5876
1:10K map: SH57NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	p. 36-7

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

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