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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WAW-5FB559
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval (mid 14th to early 15th century) buckle: The copper alloy buckle frame is missing, what remains is the arm of an integral spacer and a fragment of the frame. Integral to the strap bar is a forked spacer where one arm remains which tapers to a blunt point. The exterior edge has a straight edge, the interior edge tapers. The arm is curved forming a V-shape which is not intentional. The pin is missing.
The surface of the buckle frame has a dark grey patina which is slightly abraded.
The buckle frame and spacer measures 24.66mm long and 14.59mm wide. It weighs 3.87g.
Margeson (1993) illustrates a similar example, No. 137 and dates this to the 14th century. Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 2002) illustrate similar buckles with integral spacers (Nos. 322 to 330) which are dated to the mid 14th to early 15th century.
Egan G. and Pritchard F. 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press
Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58
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 1425
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.66 mm
Width: 14.59 mm
Weight: 3.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 23rd May 2017 - Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finders reference: DF RH 78
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Chadshunt (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3451
Four figure Latitude: 52.156237
Four figure longitude: -1.50443546
1:25K map: SP3451
1:10K map: SP35SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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