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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-083B4B
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and misshapen post-Medieval copper-alloy buckle (c. 1720-c. 1790 ).
The frame is rectangular in cross-section with rounded corners and is plain with a moulded rosette at intervals. A drilled hole contains the remains of an iron spindle/bar.
The object has patches of a mid-green patina.
Present length: 65.0mm; width: 7.1mm; thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 8.93g.
Compare with published buckles (Whitehead 2003: 106).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 65 mm
Width: 7.1 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 8.93 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th August 2019 - Sunday 11th August 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-1-197
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
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 | 106 |
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