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Description: | An incomplete cast silver or silver alloy buckle dating to the Post Medieval period, circa 1690-1720. The buckle frame survives. The pin, pin bar and chape have been lost in antiquity. The buckle frame is square in plan. In profile, the frame is slightly convex. All sides of the frame have a sub rectangular section. The face of the frame is elaborately decorated with a circular design - possibly representing a rose - in each corner. Either side of each circular design are 3 raised curvilinear lines radiating from the corner along the side of each frame. At the centre of each side of the frame, are 4 raised longitudinal lines. At the centre of two of the internal sides of the frame are opposing drilled circular perforations (2 in total) which would have retained the now missing bar. The reverse of the frame is slightly humped at the location of the drill holes. The reverse of the frame is undecorated with the exception of two sub rectangular recesses approximately 3mm x 2mm. The recesses are located opposite each other at the centre of the longer sides of the frame. Due to wear it is uncertain if the recesses are cartouches for the maker's marks, or decoration due. Overall, the buckle frame is in good condition, although there is some blackened corrosion on the reverse of the object. The object does not qualify as treasure as there is not sufficient evidence to prove it is older than 300 years.Length: 25.22mm. Width: 26.62mm. Thickness: 3.22mm. Weight: 5.05gComparable buckles are recorded in Whitehead:2003, pp96-102, fig 652. Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the post medieval period (1690-1720) and were used as shoe or knee buckles.
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