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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-6F1EA1
Object type certainty: Certain
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This is a double loop cast copper alloy buckle with oval loops and floral decorated knops on the outer edge of each loop. The bucle is damaged and in very poor condition. One loop is broken between the central bar and the outer edge of the loop and the loop itself is bent. The break is old as evidenced by the corrosion on the edges of the break. The buckle is 58.38mm L x 45.87mm W and weighs10.94g, the measurements are the maximum that can be obtained given tthe damage the buckle has sustained. A similar buckle can be found in "Buckles 1250_1800" by R Whitehead, page 64, illustration No.392.
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Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 58.38 mm
Width: 45.87 mm
Weight: 10.94 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Tunbridge Wells (District)
To be known as: Sissinghurst
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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