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Description: | Cast copper alloy double looped buckle, with an integral cast suspension loop, of post-medieval date (1500 -1630). The frame of the buckle is sub-rectangular in plan and cross section. A central integral cast bar divides the buckle frame into two even rectangular loops. This bar is rectangular in plan and sub-oval in cross section. On the lower edge is a centrally positioned integral cast suspension loop. This loop is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the buckle. This suspension loop is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. It measures 11.4mm diameter and is 3.2mm thick. The cast hole is circular and has a diameter of 6.5mm. The complete buckle measures 54.1mm in length, 39.8mm in width, is 7.9mm thick and weighs 11.55 grams.
The buckle is undecorated and is a mid green colour with an even but abraded patina that covers all surfaces. Some of this patina has been chipped away revealing a mid brown metal beneath. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 74-76 specifically example 472 (page 76). Whitehead suggests that these buckles with integrally cast suspension loops are a specialist type, which were used as sword belt hangers. This sub-type date to the post medieval period (1500 - 1630). | 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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