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A cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame from the post-Medieval period, Circa 1550-1650 .
The frame has two roughly D-shaped sides with pointed pin rests, separated from one another by a central axis bar. This bar has an oval cross section, whereas the rest of the frame has flat upper surfaces that slope downwards and outwards. The pin is missing. The frame has a patchy green patina with the remains of black coating. Length of frame: 50.28 mm. Width: 21.30 mm. Thickness: 2.41 mm. Weight: 6.376 grams. Reference: Ross. Whitehead, Buckles,1250-1800. Page 62.
Class:
Double-loop
Sub class: Oval
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.28 mm
Width: 21.3 mm
Thickness: 2.41 mm
Weight: 6.376 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th September 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 62 |