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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NLM-E08016
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy buckle fragment. Cast pin and elongated U-shaped chape from a buckle with both mounted on a separate steel spindle. Thickly concreted sandy material adheres, possibly a result of burning or from the decay of an iron fitting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1660-1720
Length: 31.4mm, Height: 14.5mm, Thickness (clear of concretion): 3.6mm, Weight: 4.13gms
Class: Chape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.4 mm
Height: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 4.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41201
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Brookenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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