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Description: | Cast copper alloy oval buckle and plate. The frame has an extremely ornate outside edge comprising three broadly semi-circular units, arranged along the outside edge, the central one being larger and more prominent. Each of these units has moulded decoration in the form of a plain, raised outer border and a raised beaded inner border. In the centre of each there is also a moulded sub-oval decorative element. The larger central unit also has a moulded crescent-shaped decorative element directly above the sub-oval element. Between each semi-circular unit is a lobed knop. The bar is narrowed and offset, and there is a polished area in the centre where the pin, now missing, would have been attached. The reverse is flat. (Frame dimensions: Length 16.3mm. Width 24.1mm). The buckle plate is formed by sheet copper alloy folded to form a short rectangular plate. The plate has frame recesses and a pin slot. The back plate is incomplete. The front plate is slightly concave while the back plate is flat. The two copper alloy rivets are intact, and are located in the centre of the plate beneath the projections formed by the frame recesses and pin slot. (Plate dimensions: Length 12.5mm. Width 17mm). A red substance was used to fill the concave front plate, much of which survives. It is possible that this substance was also used to decorate the ornate frame, as it retains a red staining, although none of the substance survives. There are also traces of gilding on the decorative elements of the frame. Patchy mid-green and dark patina. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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