2024-03-29T13:30:48+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/942780942780DOR-E54451PAS5C7E544500108ABUCKLEDouble looped33.3922.965.445.991SCMS 0178251POST MEDIEVAL16001700A complete copper alloy trapezoidal double-looped buckle with an integral centre bar and a separately applied pin. The frame is rectangular with pointed projections at the centre of each of the short outer edges, each with a transverse central groove.. The corners have expanded, rounded knops and there is a rounded knop at either end of the centre bar. The apertures are trapezoidal. The frame is undecorated and rectangular in cross section.The centre bar is narrowed from the frame and trapezoidal in cross section, The rear face is flat and undecorated. The pin is tapering with the wide end hooked around the bar. It is trapezoidal in cross section. There are several areas of green corrosion and concretion on the surfaces.
Date: Post Medieval - c. 1600 - 1700
Reference: Whitehead, R 1996, Buckles 1200 - 1800, page 83, No. 522
Dimensions: 33.39 mm 22.96 mm x 5.99 mm
Weight: 5.44 g2019-03-05 10:49:412019-03-05 11:06:24412017-11-081Certain113636PAS5C7E544500108A74DORCopper alloy10627CompletePOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxMetal detectorCircaCirca94069514362145711445141427ST7914ST7914ST71SE50.92506849-2.3001569861001048142E54451.jpg3859315Post Medieval buckleSomerset County Council4images/caht/South WestCultivated landEuropean RegionCountyDorsetDistrictNorth DorsetCivil Parish50.929-2.32637Sturminster NewtonReturned to finder96667