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BUCKLE

Unique ID: FAKL-BF8D33

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Medieval, c. 1200-1260, cast copper alloy buckle, oval with an off-set bar around which is a fragment of sheet copper alloy. The section of the frame is rectangular, 3.3 x 2.2mm with a keeled inner edge. On the buckle's outer edge are two flanking projections separated by a recessed band around which is a strip of sheet copper alloy marked by two, incised, circumferential, grooves. The pin is wrapped around the frame and has a grooved running down its length on both faces. The buckle is carefully shaped but its surface is covered in file marks left from manufacture. In London buckle of this from were dated to c. 1200-1260 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 44, 288, 293). Width 17.5mm, Length 18.7mm, Thickness 4.6mm, Mass 3.40g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1260

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 3.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th March 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Birm 811

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Brewood and Coven (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ8606
Four figure Latitude: 52.65154721
Four figure longitude: -2.20837855
1:25K map: SJ8606
1:10K map: SJ80NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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