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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-FE5D98
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1350-c. 1650).
The pin is missing.
The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. Each loop is similar in size, oval in plan and bevelled internally on the upper face. The narrowed bar is triangular in cross-section.
This frame is green with patches of a darker green patina and iron staining on the bar.
Length: 23.6mm; width: 20.0mm; thickness: 3.0mm. Weight: 3.78g.
Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1350-1650 (Whitehead 2003: 53).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Class: Double-looped
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.6 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 3.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th July 2016 - Monday 18th July 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-4-23
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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 | 53 |
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