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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-54EB84
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650 AD).
This buckle is convex at the front and flat at the rear. Both loops are of similar size and shape and both are steeply bevelled on the inner face. The narrowed bar is triangular in cross-section with a small knop at each end. The copper-alloy tapering pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear.
The metal is dull reddish brown with patches of a green patina on the frame and pin
Frame: length: 39.69mm; width: 26.86mm; thickness: 2.52mm
Pin: length: 21.61mm; width at loop: 3.74mm.
Overall weight: 6.80g.
A similar buckle has been published and dated c. 1500-1650 (Whitehead 1996: 54, ref: 308).
Class: Double-looped
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.69 mm
Width: 26.86 mm
Thickness: 2.52 mm
Weight: 6.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-4-38
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 | 54 | 308 |
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