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Medieval spectacle buckle
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Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2008-03-25 12:55:09
Title
Medieval spectacle buckle
Description
English: Cast copper alloy double-loop, oval spectacle buckle frame with bevelled internal edge. The pin bar is flush withh the frame and narrowed to 2 mm in thickness. The frame has a flat base and a convex profile in cross-section. There are the remains of moulded transverse and oblique grooves on the outer edge of both loops of the frame. The pin is missing.

Whitehead (1996) illustrates similar examples on page 54, Plate Nos.302 & 305, which are dated from 1500 to 1650.

Read (1988) illustrates similar examples on pages 109-110, Nos.667-668, which are dated from 1485 to 1600.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cornwall
Date between 1485 and 1650
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1485-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 213465
Old ref: CORN-7DB9C7
Filename: March08finds 031.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/169341
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/169341/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/213465
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