SUSS-85E720: An incomplete post-medieval copper alloy double oval buckle frame. AD 1550-1650.

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SUSS-85E720

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete post-medieval copper alloy double oval buckle frame. AD 1550-1650. The buckle has a moulded floral decoration. It is missing its pin. The oval loops have pointed outer edges and are D-shaped in cross-section. The central pointed area contains a moulded rosette on the outer edge. There are further moulded rosettes at either end of the stap bar. All moulded decoration is now very worn. The strap bar is very thin and is triangular in cross-section. The reverse of the buckle is flat and undecorated.
The buckle has a mid green patina with traces of a black lacquer. It measures 40.7in length, 22.4mm in width, 2.6mm in thickness and weighs 7.3grams..
A similar buckle can be seen in Whitehead (1996), pg. 66, no. 410.

Class: Double Looped

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: 40.7 mm
Width: 22.4 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 7.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Saturday 31st December 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Black coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Patching (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ0808
Four figure Latitude: 50.86143362
Four figure longitude: -0.4668154
1:25K map: TQ0808
1:10K map: TQ00NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date is year found
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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