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Description: | The buckle is a double looped asymmetrical frame which dates to the Post Medieval period. Ross Whitehead in his book 'Buckles 1250-1800' illustrates a similar frame, No. 522. The buckle probably dates to the 17th century. The buckle frame is double looped with each loop being a trapezoid which join along the narrowest edge thereby forming the strap bar. The strap bar is narrowed and has a sub-square shaped section. Either terminal of the loop is decorated with a scalloped edge. One loop has ovoid knops protruding from the loops corners. The pin is missing. The surface of the frame has iron corrosion on the loops and knops, not the strap bar, therefore the iron is probably not due to an iron pin corroding. Protruding from the iron corrosion is a fleck of gilding. No other gilding is visible, but the frame's surface is heavily corroded. The frame is also twisted in shape and therefore does not lie flat. The frame measures 25.68mm long and 35.81mm wide across the knops. It weighs 6.1g.
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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