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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy single looped (D shaped) buckle of post-medieval date (1500-1650). The frame of the buckle is sub-rectangular (D shaped) in plan with a moulded but broken junction where a recessed bar would have fitted. On the opposite edge (the curved one) to this bar is a decorated recessed pin rest. The other two parallel sides taper and flare along their lengths. The buckle frame measures 19.4mm long, 19.1mm wide and is 4.5m thick. It weighs 2.48 grams.
The decoration on the buckle frame consists of both cast and incised designs. These are located only on the top (upper) face and the lower is flat and undecorated. The designs on the buckle are broadly symmetrical. The main area of decoration is around the recessed pin rest. The rest is framed by a series of lentoid incised lines in a triangular / arrow shaped pattern. On either side of this are a series of worn stylised floral incised patterns. These consist of a series of curvi-linear sworls and circular annulets. The rest of the buckle is decorated with cast designs which shape the sides of the frame. The two broken looped terminals, where the recessed bar would have been positioned also have floral incised designs similar to those already described. The breaks on this terminal are relatively recent and unabraded. The buckle is mid-dark green colour with an even polished patina that covers all surfaces apart from the recent break. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 28-29, specifically example 157 and 158. Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the 16th and 17th centuries (1500 - 1650). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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