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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The object is a trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with a drilled frame for a separate spindle. Moulded border lines are present around the outer edge of each loop and three lobed knops mark each spindle hole. The sides and ends of the frame are decorated with engraved foliate motifs and moulded pin rests with engraved opposing oblique lines are present on each loop. An ovate folded sheet stud chape and triangular pin are present around the spindle.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 26.9mm long, 17.7mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 4.8g.A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.99, no.616 and is dated to circa AD 1660 - 1720.
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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