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BUCKLE
Unique ID: OXON-81EFCD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy buckle dating to c.AD1660-1720. It is only missing part of its chape to a transverse break.
The buckle frame is sub-rectangular in plan and a shallow D-shape in cross section with a convex front and flat reverse. It is also convex in profile. A slight D-shaped projection extends from the outside of one narrow edge, while the opposite edge has a series of four triangular knops. These narrow edges are further decorated by transverse incised lines. The frame has been drilled at its middle to allow for a separate spindle.
The chape is concreted to the spindle by iron corrosion product. From this point is narrows to a thin waist before widening slightly before ending in a transverse breaks that truncates a circular hole in half. The pin fit into a slot cut into the chape allowing it to be attached to the axis bar. The pin is oval in cross section and narrows to a rounded point.
The object is a mottled green brown colour.
It is 25.9mm long, 17.2mm wide, 4.92mm thick and weighs 3.81 grams
A near identical example is illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 99, No. 99) who suggests that these buckles date from the Post Medieval period (1660-1720) and were used as shoe or knee buckles.
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 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.9 mm
Width: 17.2 mm
Thickness: 4.9 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th July 2016 - Sunday 4th July 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2628
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hurley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8279
Four figure Latitude: 51.50399549
Four figure longitude: -0.81996557
1:25K map: SU8279
1:10K map: SU87NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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 |
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