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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-73D2B6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy double-looped buckle of post-Medieval date (c. 1550-c. 1650 AD).
The pin is missing.
The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear and has two identical oval loops. The bar is slightly narrowed, sub-triangular in cross-section (flat at the rear) and extends beyond the frame at each side to form small knops. Mid-way along the length of the bar, on the rear face, there is a deposit of iron corrosion. This corrosion indicates that the missing pin was probably made of iron. At each outside edge of the frame there is a moulded rosette motif. There is no evidence on the outside edges for a pin rest. The frame has active corrosion and traces of a black substance.
45.8 x 24.3 x 3.9mm. Weight: 5.87g.
A similar buckle frame has been published by Ross Whitehead, (Whitehead 1996: 66, ref: 410). This published buckle frame is dated c. 1550 - c. 1650 AD.
Class: double-looped
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.8 mm
Width: 24.3 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 5.87 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2011-1-484
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 66 | 410 |
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