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Description: | A cast copper alloy double-looped spectacle buckle dating from the late Medieval period to the early Post Medieval period, circa 1350-1650. The pin is missing, but the buckle frame is complete and in fair condition. In plan, the outside edges of the frame at the widest section of the loops are slightly pointed, but otherwise the buckle is plain and undecorated. In section, the frame is thickest on the loop edges and narrows evenly to the outside edges of the frame. A small notch is present indicating where the end of the pin would have rested on the frame. The buckle frame has a flat reverse with bevelled inner edges. A recessed pin bar is present at the centre of the frame creating 2 equal-sized D-shaped loops. The pin bar is sub rectangular in section. The surfaces of the brooch are worn due to movement in the plough soil, with an uneven mid-brown / green patina.Length: 21.35mm. Width: 32.21mm. Thickness: 2.83mm. Weight:4.2gComparable buckles are recorded in Margeson: 1993, p30, figs 163-166 and Whiehead: 2003, p53, no 296.
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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