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Description: | A cast copper alloy double looped rectangular shaped buckle. In plan the buckle is a sub-rectangular and in profile it is a wide ??V?? shape which has a slightly twist, there the profile may not be intentional. The outer edges of the loop has a moulded ??W?? shape. The long edges of the loop form a wide ??V?? shape with the strap bar protruding from the tip of the ??v??. The strap bar is narrowed, and is trapezoidal in section. The pin is an elongated triangle that is curled around the strap bar. The surface of the frame has traces of a mid green patina. The buckle measures 35.97mm long and 23.63mm wide across the loops. It weighs 5.02g.
Whitehead (Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250 ?? 1800 Greenlight Publishing) illustrates a similar buckle, No. 521 and dates this to the 17th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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