Record ID: SUSS-07F766
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle frame with moulded decoration, c. 1450-1650 AD. The buckle frame consists of lipped loops flanked on each side by two groups of moulded oblique ridges and a narrowed strap bar. The pin is missing, although traces of iron corrosion on strap bar and to one side of the buckle frame suggest that it would have been composed of iron. The buckle measures 26.2 mm long, 22.8 mm wide and 3.2 mm thick; it weighs 5 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates similar examples (cf. pp 60-61), which suggest that this frame dates ei…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ringmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-07BC01
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Medieval to early Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop annular buckle, c. 1450-1550 AD. The remains of the buckle consist of the buckle frame with a narrowed central strap bar. Remains of the iron pin have formed into a concentrated gobule around the strap bar. A similar example illustrated in Whitehead (2003, No. 274) suggests that this buckle frame was decorated simply in the form of a five petalled flower, with lateral incised lines defining the separate petals. The frame perimeter is slightly irregular, with extended edges further indicating the separate …
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ringmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-009235
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy double loop oval buckle, Medieval to Post Medieval in date (c. 1350-1650 AD). The buckle has D-shaped loops which are both bevelled on their reverse surface and a slight notch for the pin rest on the frame. The strap bar is narrowed and slightly recessed with a simply-wrapped copper alloy pin still attached. Slightly protruding knops are placed at either end of the strap bar. There is no further decoration. The frame measures 22.2 mm long; 16.4 mm wide; 3.4 mm thick; and weighs 1.75 grams. Although simple double loop oval buckles were in use for a long p…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ringmer', grid reference and parish protected.