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Description: | The buckle frame is made from cast copper alloy. Only one loop and strap bar remains, the second loop and pin is missing. The remaining loop is a sub trapezoidal shape in plan. It is 24.9mm wide and 20.7mm long, from the strap bar to the apex of the loop.
In plan the strap bar is the most narrow edge. The opposite edge has a flat round edged knop on each corner. Between these two corners the 'apex' of the loop is a triangular shape. This triangule has a linear groove which is the notch for the pin. The upper and lower surfaces of the frame are flat.
The strap bar is narrowed, and is sub-square in section. At the terminals of the strap bar there is small flat round edged knop on each corner. The side of these knops have a broken edge which suggest a second loop once existed.
The surface of the frame is slightly pitted and has red copper corrsion. There are patches of shiny grey patina. The grey patina could, suggest silvering or tinning.
Whitehead suggests these type of buckle frames are dated to the 17th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1620
1680 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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