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Description: | A copper-alloy double-loop buckle of post-Medieval date.The symmetrical buckle consists of two pentagonal sides separated by a rectangular-sectioned axis bar, which extends to a projecting knop at either end. The upper surfaces of the frame are flat, the edges angled. The pin, made from a flattened and tapering length of copper-alloy wire, has been loosely looped around the axis bar. The surfaces of the frame have been tinned or silvered. Dimensions: 40.9mm long, 22.3mm wide, 2.1mm thick (frame). Weight: 6.36g.Similar buckles are illustrated by Whitehead (1996: 82), which he dates to the 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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