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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-01D705
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and slightly worn cast copper-alloy single looped buckle of late Medieval to early post-Medieval date (c. 1450-c. 1550).
The frame is 'D'-shaped in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear. It has a narrowed off-set bar. At the front, regular spaced diagonal lines create a rope-work effect. The bar is roughly square in cross-section. The freely moving tapering copper-alloy pin is flat and has a minor longitudinal 'groove' on the underside of the shaft. The pin is 25.69mm in length, 1.67mm thick on the shaft and is 4.41mm in width at the loop.
The frame and pin are similar in colour. They largely have a green patina with small specks of corrosion. Within the grooves on the frame the colour is a buff.
Length: 23.37mm; width: 33.81mm; thickness: 3.48mm. Weight: 7.06g.
A similar buckle frame is illustrated and dated c. 1450-1550 AD (Whitehead 1996: 25, ref: 122).
Similar buckle frames have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database, For example, see finds: BH-015F76; DENO-56FD80; HAMP-3675F2; IOW-74E072; NMS-455022; NMS-595396; NMS-72C301; PUBLIC-092E23; SOM-DA0F52; SUR-FFB6E1; SUSS-124411 and SWYOR-4471B4.
Class: Single-looped
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.37 mm
Width: 33.81 mm
Thickness: 3.48 mm
Weight: 7.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-4-27
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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. | 1996 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 25 | 122 |
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