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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SOM-CA7D15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy double-loop oval buckle with a complete pin. In the centre of the outer edge of each loop is a pair of protruding moulded knops with a indent and incised line between them where the pin rests. The frame is thin and C-shaped in section with a concave back. The strap bar is narrowed and slightly protrudes from the frame with a lobed knop on each end. The pin is a thinning and narrowing strip of copper alloy which loops around the strap bar at the broad end and ends in a sharp point. The buckle measures 35.3mm long, 20.7mm wide, 5.6mm thick including the pin (2.8-1.7mm excluding), and weighs 3.50 grams.
A similar buckle, No 374, is depicted in Whitehead (2003: 61-62) which he dates to c. 1550-1650.
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: 35.3 mm
Width: 20.7 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 3.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 29th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 20741; UKDFD 36468
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
To be known as: Wookey
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 |
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