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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy double looped buckle of post-medieval date (1550-1650). The frame of the buckle is sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded corners) in plan. At the centre of the frame are two perforations that would have held a central bar to which the pin would have fitted ?? both these elements are missing. In the centre of the buckle frame, either side of the axis bar, are a series of geometric moulded decorations. At either end of the buckle are two cast recesses which serve both a decorative and functional purpose. It is likely that these recesses would have acted a rests for the centrally mounted pin. The buckle measures 36.7mm long, 21.5mm wide and is 3.7mm thick. It weighs 4.65 grams.
The buckle is a light green grey colour with a broken and uneven patina that covers all surfaces. The majority of this patina has been chipped away probably by movement in the soil; this movement has resulted in the buckle being asymmetrical. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 60-72: Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the post medieval period (1550 - 1650). | Subjects: | Double Looped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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