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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-91E558
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1570-c. 1700).
The pin is missing.
The frame is rectangular and has two rectangular loops of similar size and shape. At the front, each outer edge is decorated with oblique grooves which are barely visible. The bar is circular in cross-section. The sides are flat at the ends and in side view it is a low 'V' shape.
This buckle frame is green with iron staining and has flecks of a dark green patina.
Length: 30.5mm; width: 46.5mm; overall thickness: 9.2mm; diameter of bar: 3.0mm. Weight: 16.65g.
A similar buckle frame has been published (Whitehead 2003: 74. ref: 456).
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: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1570
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.5 mm
Width: 46.5 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm
Weight: 16.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th September 2017 - Sunday 24th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-236
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 | 74 | 456 |
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