Record ID: WILT-B3AAED
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy book clasp dating to AD1350-1450. The clasp is part of a two-piece book clasp with a hinged plate (a strap end) at one end and a loop at the other. At the attachment end the plate is missing. The surviving section consists of a domed section is a hole which has been drilled at a slight angle through the metal and appears more peripheral on the underside (presumably accidental). At the far end of this dome-like feature is a looped projection which is decorated with a moulded design, possibly intended to be zoomorphic. The underside of the item is flat and withou…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
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Record ID: WILT-B08D71
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper alloy single loop oval buckle, dating to the period AD 1250-1400. It has an ornate outer edge and a narrowed and offset strap bar. The outer edge has two prominent lobed knops adjacent to eachother but between which a pin might have rested. The two knops are decorated with a criss-cross design and the rest of the outer edge is decorated with transverse grooves. The strap bar is rectangular in section and there is very slight wear in the centre, suggesting there might have been a pin. The buckle measures 27.5mm in length, 25.4mm in width, 4.2mm in thickness and w…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F55055
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper alloy purse bar Ward Perkins Type B1 dating to c. AD 1475-1525. The boss is shield shaped with short oval shaped side bars which end with a globular terminal. One side bar is complete and the suspension loop is in situ, but the other side bar terminal and loop is lost. The boss retains a circular section ovoid suspension loop that has three collars below the loop. It is now difficult to tell whether the suspension loop ever swivelled. The purse bar is 56.2mm in length, 42.5mm wide and maximum 9.6mm thickness. There is very similar purse bar illustra…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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