LON-6493D1: Medieval to post medieval double loop buckle frame

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: LON-6493D1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A corroded, incomplete medieval to post medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame, missing its pin. The frame is formed of a pair of 'Ds' that curve in towards the pin bar. The upper and lower surface of the frame is bevelled, and there is a casting seam along all of the outer edge. The frame is pointed oval in cross-section and the pin bar more square in cross-section. There is a central notch on the pin bar where the pin would have sat. It measures 19.4mm (length) x 23.0mm (width) x 3.4mm (thickness) and weighs 3.92g.

Whitehead broadly dates undecorated double loop buckles to circa 1350 to 1650 AD (1996, 52).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.4 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 3.92 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Saturday 1st October 2011

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Bishop's (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3080
Four figure Latitude: 51.50399085
Four figure longitude: -0.12835398
1:25K map: TQ3080
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: GPS (From FLO)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found on the Thames foreshore
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	52

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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