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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUSS-07B175
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle frame. Both loops are oval with a D-shaped section and flat back. In the centre of each loop's outer edge protrudes a round knop with a flat top and moulded rosette. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed with has pointed knops at either end. There is evidence of the remains of iron corrosion on the strap bar, possibly remains of part of the pin. The buckle is 49.5mm long, 28.6mm wide, and 3.1mm thick; it weighs 7.82 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar buckle (p. 66, No. 408) which he dates to c.1550-1650.
Notes:
Description compiled from photograph.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49.5 mm
Width: 28.6 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 7.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th August 2007
Rally details.
This object was found at Firle Rally 4
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Firle Rally 2007 - 189, FIV - 64
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: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Firle
Spatial coordinates
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 | 66 | 408 |
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