PUBLIC-D1D16D: Asymetrical Buckle c1400-1500

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: PUBLIC-D1D16D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper-alloy asymmetrical double-looped buckle frame, one loop rectangular, the other "D" shaped in plan. There appears to be patches of black lacquer on the upper face.

Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar example on page 90, no.561, which is dated from c.1575-1700.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.5 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 1.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 28th September 2016 - Wednesday 28th September 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Black coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Portreath (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW6544
Four figure Latitude: 50.24914569
Four figure longitude: -5.29769925
1:25K map: SW6544
1:10K map: SW64NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	90	561

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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