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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-70D137
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Medieval or post Medieval Copper alloy double looped spectacle buckle dating to the period c. AD 1350 -AD 1650. The pin and one loop are missing. The buckle fragment consists of a broadly oval loop with a transverse, scalloped decorative moulding of five semi-circular projections divided by four grooves. The narrowed and offset strap bar terminate in pointed knops. The buckle measures 19.80 mm in length, 27.56 mm in width and weighs 3.28 grams.
The surface is abraded and powdery with a green-brown patina.
Class: Double loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Class: Double loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Exactly AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 27.56 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 3.28 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PastfindersI
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Copper
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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