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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy buckle dating from about AD 1600 - 1700. The buckle is a double looped asymmetrical frame with one outer edge dramatically extended. The pin and plate are missing.Each loop is a trapezoid, flaring from the central bar which is bevelled. The outer edges are bi-convex. One loop has ovoid knops protruding from the corners. The other loop has flamboyant comma shaped knops extending from each corner.The frame is patinated to a grey green colour and has a flaky surface.Compare examples on page 93 of Ross Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250-1800' and also WAW-4C0598, recovered from a Civil War site.
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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