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Description: | Silver, double looped, asymmetrical buckle. In plan one loop is 'D'shaped, the other trapezoidal. Each loop is 'D' shaped in section. In profile the frame is curved and the rounded top side of the buckle is on the inner surface. At the mid point on the sides of the frame it rises/ thickens to accommodate the holes for the spindle. There is a separate frame, chape and copper alloy spindle that is now corroded. The pin is missing. The chape has two integral cylinders around the spindle attached on either side of the pin (missing). At the spindle end the chape is bulbous in shape, it then narrows and forms an oval shape and from this it then tapers and recurves. Rectangular in section it has been broken at the end. Dimensions: Frame: Length: 39.3mm; width: 20.7mm; thickness: 2.3mmChape: Length: 29.6mm; width at narrowest part: 2.5mm; thickness: 1.2mmWeight: 7.1g Discussion: A buckle such as this may have been used for buckling on spurs to boots which became fashionable from 1610-1660. A similar copper alloy example can be found in Gamlingay, Cambridge (PAS no. BH-5B4C54) and in pewter from Good Easter, Essex (PAS no. ESS-432284). As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Janina Parol
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