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Description: | A corroded double-looped buckle of early post-medieval date. The frame is formed of two conjoined ovals (36.4 by 28.6 by 4.3mm). The narrowed pin bar is circular in cross-section and protrudes beyond the frame at both ends in pointed knops. The frame is bevelled externally on the upper face, bevelling paralleled on the lower face. The buckle features moulded foliate decoration on its upper surface (the pattern is described by Whitehead (see below) as vine scroll) within a raised border.A thick, pointed wire pin survives in situ, but now bent to one side, around the pin bar and retained within the recesses of the buckle plate. The plate is formed of one copper-alloy sheet, cut and bent over on itself (L.: 30.65mm). From the pin bar it expands, beyond plain rectangular tabs on either side, to a maximum width of 15.95mm before narrowing to a waist of 8.85mm. The abraded trilobed terminal is slightly flared at 13.45mm wide. There are remains of two rivet holes with slight iron stains around, one at each wide point mentioned. The plate appears to have been moulded with foliate patterns. The similarity in decoration to some sword-belt fittings should be noted. Also, the trilobed terminal is reminiscent of sword-belt fittings.Viewed in profile it can be seen that the outer edges of the buckle have been bent upwards. The metal is characterised by bronze disease in differing shades of green; some red-brown metal can be seen underneath, and particularly on the pin. On both main elements traces of a black lacquer can be seen. The nature of the metal, the double-looped frame and the decoration suggest a date for this buckle in the 16th or 17th centuries, probably related to sword-belt fittings (cf. Read 2001, 43; ref. 373). Parallels can be found on this database including one from East Sussex (SUSS-BA5647), and in the literature (e.g. Whitehead 2003, 68; ref. 423).
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