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Description: | A copper alloy, double loop, spectacle buckle dating from the Medieval or early Post-Medieval period, AD 1400 - 1600. The frame has two oval loops and a small, pointed knop at each end of the strap bar. The outer edges on the upper side of the buckle are bevelled and the underside is flat. There is a shallow notch for the pin in the outer edge of one loop, but no decoration. The pin is missing. The buckle has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 38.3mm long, 34.1mm wide and 2.6mm thick. It weighs 6.93gm.Similar buckles are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 54.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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