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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of probable late medieval or post-medieval date (1450-1700). The buckle frame is incomplete being broken across one of the three loops. Originally the frame would have been sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded) in plan with two central bars. One of these would have had a pin attached. The pin is not present but there is much iron staining around the frame, suggesting that the pin may originally have been iron. There is a slight recessed pin rest present on the frame. The frame is not decorated with either applied cast or incised motifs. The reverse of the buckle is also plain and undecorated. The buckle measures 21.3mm long, 15.2mm wide, is 3.6mm thick and weighs 1.84 grams.
The buckle is a light green colour with an abraded patina that covers all surfaces. Movement in the ploughsoil has resulted in the buckle becoming asymmetrical, and slightly bowed in profile. The break is relatively jagged and this would suggest that it has occurred relatively recently in the ploughsoil. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', page 90-92. Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the late medieval and post medieval periods (1450-1700) and are associated with spur fittings. | 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: | 1450
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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