IOW-6BFA84: IOW-6BFA84 Post-Medieval Buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: IOW-6BFA84

Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650).

The pin is missing.


The frame is convex at the front and concave at the rear. Each loop is oval in plan and similar in size. On the upper face of each outer edge there are three oblique decorative grooves. The narrowed central bar is sub-triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear, and has a small projection at each end.

The frame has a green patina with small areas of corrosion.

Length: 32.77mm; width: 25.88mm; thickness: 3.11mm. Weight: 4.47g.

Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1500-1650 AD (Whitehead 1996: 54).

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: 32.77 mm
Width: 25.88 mm
Thickness: 3.11 mm
Weight: 4.47 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th June 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2013-2-301

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Chelmsford Greenlight Publishing 54

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Audit data

Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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