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Description: | A cast copper alloy or buckle of post-medieval date (1660-1720). The frame of the buckle is oval in plan with two central drilled holes to which an axis bar would have fixed. The pin which would have fitted to this bar is missing. In profile the frame is slightly bowed. A small notch is present on the left hand edge of the frame; this would have acted as a recessed pin rest. There is no decoration on the frame. The buckle is bevelled on the inner face and the buckle is pitted. Similar copper alloy examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', page 97, specifically examples 600 - 601. Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the post medieval period (1660-1720) and were used as shoe or knee buckles.The buckle frame measures 29.9mm long, 23.0mm wide, is 4.25mm thick and weighs 5.6 grams
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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