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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HAMP-EA2703
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn, slightly bent cast copper-alloy elaborate double loop buckle of Post-medieval date. The centre of each oval loop has a collared barrel moulding which is flanked by two scrolled knops. There are two sets of three raised collars on each loop and moulded curvilinear ribs run along the length of each loop. The pin bar is triangular in cross section and has two elaborate heads located at either end of the bar which form two knops on the outer edge of the buckle. The pin is missing, iron corrosion is visible on the pin bar. The buckle is bent upwards slightly and is coated in a black lacquer which is worn in places where a mid green patina is visible.
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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: 49.65 mm
Width: 41.95 mm
Thickness: 4.75 mm
Weight: 16.74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3276
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
Parish or ward: St. Mary Bourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4451
Four figure Latitude: 51.256473
Four figure longitude: -1.370864
1:25K map: SU4451
1:10K map: SU45SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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