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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PAS-2F0FEC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy double-looped trapezoidal buckle dating from the post-medieval period. The buckle is symmetrical with two trapezoidal sides converging inwards towards the centre. The central axis bar has a protruding knop at both ends. The frame is sharply bevelled on the top side with downward-sloping outer faces. The underside if flat and plain. The pin is missing. These buckles date from c.1570-1750. A similar example can be found illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 81; no. 505).
This object measures 24.9mm by 26.2mm by 3.3mm and weighs 5.26g. It is curved in profile, though whether this is through use or post-depositional damage is not certain.
Class: double-looped
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Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1570
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.9 mm
Width: 26.2 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 5.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th March 2014 - Sunday 30th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Weekend Wanderers USA Tour March-April 2014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Lockinge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4288
Four figure Latitude: 51.58929397
Four figure longitude: -1.39514884
1:25K map: SU4288
1:10K map: SU48NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 81 | 505 |
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