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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy post-Medieval 'Artois' buckle (c. 1720-c. 1790).The spindle, chape and pin are missing.This buckle frame is flat at the front and rear. In plan, the rectangular frame has rounded corners. It has rectangular shaped openwork slots, two at each side and two at each outer edge. At the centre of each side there is lug on the underside of the frame containing a circular perforation for the missing spindle. Viewed from the side, the frame curves evenly downwards from the centre towards the outer edges. At the front, the outer frame has a linear groove following the outer outline edge. The inner frame has a series of regular decorative indentations that are barely visible.The frame is drab green and the surviving portions of iron spindle within the drilled holes are corroded.Length: 56.3mm; width: 42.0mm; thickness at centre: 6.8mm. Weight: 16.89g.A similar buckle dated c. 1720-1790 has been published and is described as being in Artois style (Whitehead 1996: 107, ref: 685).Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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