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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 rectangular in plan and cross section. It measures 45.2mm in length, 35.5mm in width, and is 1.8mm thick. 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 with a diameter of 3.2mm. On one edge (either the top or bottom on the same axis as the cast bar) is a centrally positioned integral cast suspension loop. This loop is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the buckle. This suspension loop is sub-oval in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. It measures 12.1mm in length, 10.7mm in width and is 3.2mm thick. The cast hole through this loop is circular and has a diameter of 5.4mm. The complete buckle weighs 8.07 grams. The buckle is a mid green colour and has an even patina that covers all surfaces. Some of this patina has been chipped away in places. 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).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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