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BUCKLE
Unique ID: ASHM-624F2E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy post-medieval double looped or 'spectacle' buckle dating to the period AD 1550-1650. The buckle has two D-shaped loops each with a moulded flower head on the outer loop. The ends of the pin bar extend beyond the edges of the frame. Similar to Whitehead (1996: 66) no. 410.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
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: 39.3 mm
Height: 29 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Thursday 31st December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ASHMBD1394
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Childrey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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