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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-162864
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and misshapen post-Medieval cast copper alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1550-c. 1650 AD).
The pin is missing.
The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear and has two identical oval loops. The bar is slightly narrowed, sub-triangular in cross-section (flat at the rear) and extends beyond the frame at each side to form small knops. Iron staining on the bar indicates that the pin may have been made of iron.
At the front of the frame, at each outer edge, there is a small moulding. The frame has active corrosion and traces of a black substance, probably lacquer.
39.81 x 28.53 x 3.13mm. Weight: 7.03g.
This buckle frame is corroded and in poor condition. It has active corrosion on the rear face.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.81 mm
Width: 28.53 mm
Thickness: 3.13 mm
Weight: 7.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-4-148
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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