Buckle

Unique ID: DENO-982116

Object type certainty: Certain

Post-Medieval cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle with moulded decoration on the loops, C.1550-1650. The pin is missing. Lobed knop at either end of the narrowed (not recessed) strap bar, two moulded roundels at either end of each outer edge. Dark green patina. Distorted - one of the loops is bent upwards. Length (distorted) 37.8mm, width 34.0mm, thickness 3.1mm, weight 7.61g.

No exact parallel in Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250-1800' (1996, Greenlight)

Class: double loop
Sub class: oval

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1550
Date to: AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Length: 37.8 mm
Width: 34 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 7.61 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Derbyshire
District: Amber Valley
To be known as: Pentrich

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st November 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Rachel Atherton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Rachel Atherton - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E6846

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    Created: Friday 22nd January 2010
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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