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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUSS-47BF62
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy double-loop asymmetrical buckle dating to the Post Medieval period c. 1575-1700.
Only one loop of the frame remains which is D-shaped with a leaf-shaped knop on the outer edge of the curved loop. The knop has a central groove and oblique moulded grooves emanating from the longitudinal groove, imitating the veins of a leaf. On either end of the pin bar are narrow ridged projections with worn breaks. The pin is missing. The frame has a bevelled internal edge and a flat base so that it is triangular in section. The buckle has a green patina, with patches of iron oxide on the pin bar, suggesting that the pin was probably made of iron.
Measurements: length: 22.25mm; width: 14.74mm; thickness: 2.60mm and weight: 1.92g.
Whitehead (1996) illustrates similar buckles with moulded knops on page 92, nos. 581-582, which are dated from c.1575 -1700.
See similar recorded examples : CORN-70231B: WMID-9E04A4, and SUSS-D77105
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 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.25 mm
Width: 14.74 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 1.92 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th April 2022
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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 | 581-2 |
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