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Description: | A copper-alloy buckle, dating from the post-Medieval period.The frame of the buckle is symmetrical, comprising two roughly 'D-shaped' sides which curve downwards either side of the axis bar. At the centre of the two inward-bowing horizontal sides of the frame there are two opposing, 'bow-shaped' mouldings. The two widest points of the frame are at the centre of each of the two curved outer ends, where there is a pin rest in the form of a leaf with central groove. The central axis bar is contained within two opposing holes in the frame. A separate anchor chape has been attached and is held in place by the axis bar, which sits within a cylindrical sleeve at the chape's inner end. The inner portion of the chape is parallel-sided, after which point the sides converge before flaring into a lobed, roughly pelta-shaped finial. A flattened and tapering pin has been looped around the central point of the axis bar, its attachment contained within a slot in the aforementioned chape's cylinder. Unlike the rest of the corroded buckle, a black coating has been applied to the surface of the anchor chape.Dimensions: length: 49mm; width: 23.6mm; thickness of frame: 5.3mm. Weight: 11.86g.Similar buckles are illustrated by Whitehead (1996: 98, cf. nos. 610, 611, 616 and 617), who suggests they are shoe- or knee-buckles and date from the late 17th to early 18th 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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