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BUCKLE

Unique ID: KENT-2A097E

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval copper alloy buckle of c. AD1550-1650 date. The buckle has a double loop oval frame with moulded floral decoration on the loops. There is a rounded knop on either side of the strap bar. The reverse of the buckle is undecorated.

The buckle is 52.1mm long, 34.6mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 11.82 grams.

A very similar example can be seen in Whitehead (1996) page 61 ref 362.

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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.1 mm
Width: 34.6 mm
Thickness: 3.8 mm
Weight: 11.82 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Little Chart (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9445
Four figure Latitude: 51.17132849
Four figure longitude: 0.77373143
1:25K map: TQ9445
1:10K map: TQ94NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 61 362

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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