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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUSS-10FD44
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle with moulded surface decoration dating to c. 1550-1650 AD. The buckle consists of a vesica-shaped frame, with moulded rosette decoration on the outer edge of each loop and at either end of the strap bar. There is further oblique rib decoration on each loop. The pin is missing but there is an iron staining on the central buckle frame bar, suggesting that the pin was composed of iron. The frame measures 40.50 mm long, 25 mm wide, 2.06 mm thick and weighs 6.75 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar buckle (page 67, Ref 417) which he dates to c.1550-1650 AD.
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: 40.5 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 2.06 mm
Weight: 6.75 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Near Patching
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 | 67 | 418 |
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