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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-DA57E1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Medieval Post-Medieval double loop oval buckle. the upper surface is slightly rounded, whilst the reverse is flat. Both faces are undecorated. The pin is missing.
Numerous double loop buckle with central bars have been recorded from Norwich (Margeson 1993, fig.16-17), all from 17th and 18th century contexts.
Length: 20.18mm, Width: 23.68mm, Thickness: 2.10mm Weight: 1.50g
Class: Cassels type 1.4A
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.18 mm
Width: 23.68 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020490
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Milverton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 52-53 |
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