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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy double looped (spectacle) buckle of post-medieval date (1550-1650). The frame of the buckle is sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded corners) in plan with a central bar to which the pin (not present) would have fitted. A small stump remains of the pin, this is formed from a length of iron sheet. One side of the frame is missing from an old break. Centrally positioned at either end of the frame are cast lozenge shaped decorations. In the centre of the buckle frame, either side of the axis bar, are two semi-circular undecorated cast knops. The buckle frame measures 26.7mm long, 28.2mm wide and is 4.1mm thick. Around the cast central bar is a small irregular shaped buckle fitting or plate. This plate is waisted at the central point and the rounded terminal has a single pierced hole through the plate. This is likely to have held a stud to aid attachment. The plate is folded around the central bar and the pin projects from the centre of the plate. The plate measures 30.9mm length, 11.4mm width, is 1.4mm thick. The buckle and plate weighs 6.83 grams. The buckle is mid-light green 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 in profile. There are several areas of light green powdery corrosion present. The breaks on the buckle are relatively old as an abraded patina has developed similar to that on the rest of the buckle. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 60-72 specifically example 372 and 376 (page 62-63). Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the post medieval period (1550 - 1650).
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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