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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-CEF666
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A iron double-loop-trapezoidal buckle frame constructed from rectangular bar and probably dating from the post-Medieval period.
The iron pin is attached to a restriction in the rectangular strap bar, though this is not visible due to corrosion deposits. The pin is of flat sheet and tapers to a point. There is a similar piece in Ross Whitehead's book of buckles, page 88 No 546. Length of frame: 46.01 mm. Width: 43.07 mm to 36.40 mm. Thickness 5.40 mm. Weight 23 grams.
Notes:
The buckle was found in close relationship to several Dove horseshoes and may be part of the harness, particulary as it is iron.
Class:
Double loop
Sub class: Trapeziodal
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.01 mm
Width: 43.07 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 1996 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 88. No 546 |
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