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BUCKLE
Unique ID: DEV-1C0D6E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle frame. The buckle has a moulded knop at either side of the central strap bar and at each side of the rounded loop. The straight end has moulded decoration. The pin is missing. A similar example can be seen in Whitehead (1996), p 92, number 577. The buckle dates from c. AD 1575 to 1700.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st August 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: East Devon (District)
Parish or ward: Rewe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX9499
Four figure Latitude: 50.78085651
Four figure longitude: -3.50491125
1:25K map: SX9499
1:10K map: SX99SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 92 | 577 |
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