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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-59AE26
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy double loop buckle dating to around c. AD 1550-1650.
The buckle is missing its pin but is otherwise complete. Cast double looped or spectacle buckle with a rounded knop with floral motif on either outer edge and with a narrowed central strap bar with a smaller knop at either end.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 9.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd September 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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