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Description: | A copper alloy, double loop, spectacle buckle dating from the early Post-Medieval period, AD 1500 - 1650. The frame has two oval loops with angled outer edges and a small, rounded 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 cast copper alloy pin remains in place. The buckle has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 31.4mm long, 17.5mm wide and 7.3mm thick. It weighs 4.87gm.Similar buckles are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 55, numbers 314 and 315.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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