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Description: | A cast copper double looped oval shaped buckle. The loop is semi-circular in section and is slightly expanded in width at the apex of the loop. The strap bar is narrowed and is sub semi-circular in section. In profile the buckle is twisted but was probably flat originally. The pin is smissing. The buckle frame surface is abraded and has patches of a light green patina. The buckle measures 41.08mm long and 31.55mm wide. It weighs 7.6g.Egan and Pritchard (2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) date a similar shaped buckle (No. 332) to the mid 14th to 15th century. Whitehead (Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Greenlight Publishing) illustrates similar shaped buckles, Nos. 313-321 and dates them to the 16th to mid 17th century.
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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