Rights Holder: All rights reserved
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7CEF44
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame of medieval to early post-Medieval date, c. 1350-1720.
A central axis bar (bent in antiquity) divides the sub-circular frame into two D-shaped sides. The frame is of trapezoidal cross section, but the axis bar is of triangular cross section. The pin is missing. The buckle frame has a degraded olive green patina. Reference: Ross Whitehead. Buckles 1250-1800. pages 44-45. Diameter of buckle frame: 37.30 mm. Thickness: 2.28 mm. Weight: 6.226 grams.
Class: Double-loop
Subsequent actions
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: Exactly AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.28 mm
Weight: 6.226 g
Diameter: 37.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd March 2014
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
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 | 44-45 |
Similar objects
Find number: PUBLIC-57FCD5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An incomplete copper-alloy double-loop buckle dating from the Medieval to post-Medieval periods, c.1350-1650.
The buckle is missing it's s…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: WILT-29EE79
Object type: BUCKLE
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
An incomplete medieval or post-medieval cast copper alloy double-looped spectacle buckle dating to c. AD 1350-1720. The frame consists of…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: PUBLIC-3A847C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
A cast copper alloy late Medieval or post Medieval annular, double loop buckle frame missing the pin. The pin bar is sub-circular in section …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618