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BUCKLE
Unique ID: BUC-717C69
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy double-loop buckle of post-Medieval date.
The symmetrical frame has two pentagonal sides, with the central axis bar forming the inner limb of each side. The widest parts are the pointed pin rests at the right- and left-hand ends respectively.The frame is of flat section, has bevelled edges and a white metal coating. The pin is missing.
Class: Double-loop
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.1 mm
Width: 20.32 mm
Thickness: 2.33 mm
Weight: 5.59 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Quainton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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