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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HESH-6A20E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy double looped sub-oval buckle of probable later medieval - post medieval date circa AD 1600-1720.
The buckle frame is sub-oval in plan with rounded ends. The buckle consists of a sub oval frame with trefoil sides with a raised ridge either end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrowed and there is no evidence of a pin rest. The frame of the buckle would probably have been decorated although the design is now unidentifiable, apart from two incised lines on the two opposing edges of the buckle between the inner and outer edges next to the central strap bar. The reverse of the buckle appears to be undecorated although this may also have been lost due to corrosion in the soil. The buckle has a dark grey patina which may be evidence of a silver wash that once covered the buckle. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Whitehead (2003: p.70 ref no.440).
The buckle measures 40.6mm long, 27.7mm wide, is 2mm thick at its widest point on the frame and weighs 5.8 grams.
Whitehead, R. (2003) Buckles 1250 - 1800. Witham, Greenlight Publishing.
Class: Double-looped
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 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.6 mm
Width: 27.7 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 5.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shifnal (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ7208
Four figure Latitude: 52.6689811
Four figure longitude: -2.41548797
1:25K map: SJ7208
1:10K map: SJ70NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 70 | 440 |
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