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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy double looped (spectacle) buckle frame of Post Medieval dating (AD 1550 to AD 1650).Approximately 50% of the buckle frame is present, consisting of part of one loop and part of the central bar. The rest of the buckle is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The buckle plate and pin are not present. At the mid point of the loop on both edges are relatively crude cast flowers or rosettes. A triangular knop is present at either end of the strap bar. There is no evidence for a recessed pin rest on the frame. The decoration is limited to the upper face and the reverse has a recessed V shaped groove. The buckle is a mid green colour with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of the original surface detail.The buckle measures 42.85 mm in length, 43.59 mm wide and 3.22 mm thick. It weighs 6.3 g.Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Whitehead (1996, 66) as #407, #408 and #410. Whitehead has dated these to the Early Post Medieval Period (c. AD 1550 to c. AD 1650).Reference:Whitehead, R. 1996. Buckles 1250 to 1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
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