Record ID: NMGW-BA78E8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle of Medieval date (c. 1300-1450). The buckle consists of a single sub-circular loop frame with central bar with overall measurements of 30.7mm long x 28.8mm wide with a max thickness of 2.4mm. The frame is missing the pin. The negative space in the frame is asymmetrical, whether this was intentional or not is unclear. The buckle is decorated on both ends with unevenly spaced incised lines transverse along both ends of the frame. The outside edge is flares out and is more ornate, uneven in width with unevenly spaced incised transverse lines. From the ornate ou…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-783C55
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date (likely 14th century AD).The buckle consists only of a small rectangular frame with a narrowed bar and two grooves flanking the notch for the pin on the expanded outside edge. There is no evidence of a plate and the pin is missing. The frame is slightly trapezoidal, but with somewhat convex top and bottom edges. The top and bottom edges have a small ridge at each corner, which is typical of 14th century buckles. The object bears a dark patina, with small areas of the original green patinated surface.
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-7835D2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date (c. 1150-1400 AD). The buckle consists only of an oval frame with offset narrowed bar and an ornate outside edge. There is no evidence of a plate and the pin is missing. The outside edge is decorated by four knops, two larger flanking and two smaller central separated by a groove, which forms the notch for the pin. The top and bottom edges of the frame are chamfered inside and out, and recurve to simple mouldings either side of the offset narrowed bar. The mouldings are executed on both the front and back of the frame, leaving t…
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-782C41
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date (c. 1150-1400 AD). The buckle consists only of an oval frame with offset narrowed bar. There is no evidence of a plate and the pin is missing. The outside edge of the frame is expanded, but not lipped (5.6mm wide) with a notch for the pin. The frame narrows to 2.5mm at the top and bottom edges of the frame before recurving to simple mouldings either side of the offset, narrowed bar (c. 1.6mm thick). The reverse of the frame has no mouldings or decoration, but does show possible use wear on the outside edge of the frame. The objec…
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-330E68
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy spur buckle with an integral plate of Medieval date (13th to 14th century). The frame is oval and cast integrally with the frame. There is a hole for the pin, now filled with iron corrosion, presumably the remains of the now missing pin. The frame is a rounded rectangle in shape, terminating in a knop. three rivet holes still containing their rivets. The central rivet hole is broken on one side and the plate is bent sideways from the central rivet. The central rivet is 7.1mm long, the longest of the three. The buckle has a pitted grey-green surface. …
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Monday 5th July 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-414332
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of oval type with ornate outside edge of 13th or 14th century date The oval buckle frame is missing the pin and is flat-sectioned (with a length of 17.2mm, a width of 18.0mm, a thickness of 16.mm – 2.2mm and a weight of 1.8g). The outside edge is expanded (to 6.0mm wide) and is decorated with six liner grooves. The sides are convex and the bar is offset and narrowed. The rear of the frame is flat and undecorated. The surface has a dark-brown patina. The buckle can be closely paralleled with an example excavated in London (Egan & Pri…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-413424
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of oval type with roller and sheet plate of 14th century date The buckle is incomplete, missing the pin and attachment end of the plate (with an overall length of 37.1mm and a weight of 5.8g). The oval buckle frame has a sheet roller on the outside edge (of 5.8mm diameter) and appears to have had an incised line along the centre, corresponding with the position of the missing pin. There are knops on the ends of the outside edge. The rectangular-sectioned sides (1.0mm wide and 3.5mm thick) are convex (giving a maximum width of 21.4mm). The bar is offse…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-829B27
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of mid-14th to late 15th century date. The buckle has a separate folded plate and the frame is oval with narrowed and offset bar and is near-complete missing the pin (with an overall length of 34.7mm and a weight of 3.5g). The oval frame is comparatively small (11mm long, 13.2mm wide and 2.5mm thick) and is of rounded D-shaped section, widest at the outside edge (2.9mm wide). There is no notch for the pin on the frame or any decoration discernible. The loop of the pin survives but the rectangular-sectioned shaft has been lost. The folded sheet plate (…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED2049
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of oval framed with roller type and of 13th or 14th century date The buckle frame is complete but any plates are missing (with a length of 19.6mm and a weight of 5.8g). The outside edge protrudes slightly (with a width of 17.3mm) between which is a sheet roller (7.0mm long and 7.3mm diameter); the roller was decorated with transverse grooves. The sides are oval sectioned and are convex (giving the buckle a maximum width of 21.0mm). The bar is offset and narrowed. The pin is present (with a length of 17.9mm and a loop diameter of 5.8mm) and is square-s…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EA21CB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle frame of D-shaped form and probably of Medieval date The buckle is complete (with a length of 22.6mm, a width of 35.5mm and a weight of 5.8g) but any associated sheet plates are not present. The outside edge and sides of the frame are of trapezoidal section (3.8mm – 5.2mm wide and 2.2mm thick). The bar is of rectangular section. There are deep diagonal striations evident on the frame, possibly decorative or possibly from finishing. The pin is present (26.8mm long) loped around the bar (9.6mm external diameter). The end of the loop is slightly open and is fla…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-596C1B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of 13th to 16th century date The cast buckle is of rectangular form and is comparatively small (10.1mm long, 14.4mm wide and weighing 1.3g) missing its pin and any plates that it may have had. The frame is of faceted hexagonal section (2.5mm thick and 1.4mm – 1.8mm wide). The outside edge is decorated with notches defining ribs on both faces. The surface has dark-green-patina. The small frame, slightly unusual but closely paralleled with a slightly larger example (2017.39.12) found in the proximity may suggest a specialised function f…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-595FB9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of 13th to 16th century date The cast buckle is of rectangular form and is comparatively small (13.0mm long, 15.0mm wide and weighing 1.8g) missing its pin and any plates that it may have had. The frame is of faceted hexagonal section (2.4mm thick and 2.0mm – 2.5mm wide). The outside edge is decorated with notches defining ribs on both faces. The surface has green-brown patina. The small frame, slightly unusual but closely paralleled with a smaller example (2017.39.13) found in the proximity may suggest a specialised function for the …
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-DD5407
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy buckle of annular form with central bar and sheet plate of 15th or 16th century date The buckle is complete and comprises the cast annular frame, the folded sheet plate and the pin (with an overall length of 44.7mm and a weight of 17.3g). The annular frame (with a width of 37mm – 41.5mm) has a central bar. The outside edge of the frame has five concave sections separated by a cusp in a foliate design. The frame is rectangular sectioned (2.5mm thick and 52.mm – 8.0mm wide). The face of the frame was decorated with grooves within a border, now largely…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-DD3037
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle probably of late 14th to 15th century date The buckle frame is of rectangular form and is complete but is missing the pin and any plate that may have been present (with a length of 19.9mm, a width of 29.0mm and a weight of 3.8g). The outside edge of the frame is of sub-square section (2.8mm diameter) and is without a notch for the pin. The frame is not decorated apart from corner knops which have been enhanced by incised diagonal grooves on both faces. The sides are of rectangular section and converge slightly towards the narrowed bar (2.4mm square). …
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-DC7E33
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of Oval form with offset, narrowed bar and decorative frame of mid-14th to late-15th century date The cast buckle frame is missing the pin and any possible plate (with a length of 19.3mm, a width of 24.0mm and a weight of 3.2g). The upper face of the frame is decorated with deep incised lines, defining cross hatching on the outside edge and hatching on the sides. There is notch to accommodate the missing pin. The underside of the frame is flat and is not decorated. The frame is of sub-rectangular section (3.4mm thick) and the outside edge is undulatin…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5CDA1E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy and iron buckle of Post-Medieval date (c. 1650-1720). The double looped rounded trapezoidal frame (32.6mm long, 20.1mm wide) is symmetrical apart from a notch for the pin. Decorative mouldings are visible on the frame where holes have been drilled to insert the iron bar holding the anchor shaped attachment bar (25.5mm long, 14.3mm wide) and the now absent pin. The surface of the buckle is dark brown and green and pitted, with much of the original surface lost. This type of buckle dates to the later 17th and early 18th centuries and was used to fasten …
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-4485DB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy composite buckle with integral forked spacer of Medieval date (C.1350-1500 AD). The frame is missing apart from a short section. The frame for this type of buckle was typically oval, often with a notched lip. The bar is offset and narrowed to fit the now absent pin. The sheet plates are rectangular and of different lengths: the upper plate measures 26.5mm by 14mm while the lower plate measures 23.6mm by 14.2mm. The inside edge of the plate is convex on the upper plate and straight on the lower, with a round aperture perforating the centre of the plates insid…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-1345E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of 14th or 15th century date The cast buckle was of sub-triangular form and is fragmentary, missing the bar and any plate (with a surviving length of 24.8mm, a width of 46.3mm and a weight of 4.9g). The outside edge is elaborate and wide (at 12.6mm and 2.3mm thick). There is a central groove for the missing pin and decorative diagonal grooves each side, forming chevrons. Elsewhere, the frame narrows and thins (with a diameter of 2mm) to the ends of the missing bar. The terminals suggest that the bar was off-set and narrowed. The surface is corroded an…
Created on: Wednesday 29th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-B1CECC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of c. 14th to 16th century date The cast buckle is of integral plate type with a trapezoidal frame and is complete but with a distorted plate (with a distorted length of 39.0mm, a straightened length of 53mm and a weight of 5.2g), now bent at an obtuse angle. The buckle frame is of trapezoidal form widening to the outside edge, with knops on the corners of the outside edge (with a width of 19.5mm and a thickness of 2.0mm). The frame is of triangular section (1.7mm – 2.5mm wide and 1.3mm thick). The pin is secured around a bar formed from perforation…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-16098F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval buckle (c. AD 1350-1450). The object consists of the buckle frame, folded plate and cast pin. The frame is cast and rectangular in plan, measuring 14.5mm length, 16.6mm width and 2.6mm thick, with a narrowed bar and an expanded moulded outer edge with small side flanges. The outer edge is worn, but appears to be incised with three grooves, the central likely serving as the pin rest, although the pin has been warped to one side through dirt/corrosion. The outer edge slopes downwards to a triangle-shaped profile. The reverse is undecorated and flat. The …
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale of Pewsey', grid reference and parish protected.