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BUCKLE
Unique ID: HAMP-06DE6E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy oval buckle frame of post medieval date (c.1650-1720), missing its pin. It has a narrow central pin bar which is rectangular in cross section. The outside edge of the buckle frame curves gradually externally and the frame is triangular in cross section (being flat to the underside). The buckle has no decoration.
The patina is smooth and shiny and a light green colour. The buckle measures in 19.9mm length, and 17.4mm in width. It is 2.5mm thick and weighs 1.9g.
Notes:
Whitehead (1996) suggests a date c.1650-1720 for this type of buckle (therein, 48).
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.9 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 91
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Alresford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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