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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-A76FFB
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720).
The spindle, pin and chape are missing.
It has concave, bifid sides with moulded bifid knops around the spindle holes and each outer edge has five decorative transverse grooves. The rear face is flat. Each drilled hole contains the remains of an iron spindle.
This buckle frame has a shiny mid-green patina.
Length: 31.6mm; width: 21.9mm; thickness: 5.7mm. Weight: 6.26g.
A similar buckle has been published and dated c. 1660-c. 1720 (Whitehead 2003: 98, ref: 614).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31.6 mm
Width: 21.9 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 6.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-406
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 98 | 614 |
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