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Description: | An copper alloy plate, possibly the plate from a buckle, clasp or strap end. Only a single plate remains, which is rectangular in plan and has a grooved aperture at one terminal. Either side of the aperture there is a rivet hole with the remains of a copper alloy rivet. The upper surface is decorated with an incised ??H??. In the voids either side of the upright there is cross-hatching. Around the aperture there is a fine zigzag low relief design. The reverse of the plate is slightly discoloured and has dark grey coloured traces. In comparison the upper surface has a well developed shiny light green patina. In profile the plate is an asymmetrical ????. All the edges are slightly abraded so it is difficult to determine which, if any are broken. The plate measures 22.89mm from terminal to terminal and 21.02mm wide. It weighs 2.4g.
The plate is probably Medieval. Egan and Pritchard (Egan G. and Pritchard F. 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) illustrate an undecorated buckle plate with a similar aperture at the terminal, Figure 78 which is in private collection. It is commented by them that this terminal is comparable to those found on buckles and therefore dates to late 14th to early 15th centuries. | Subjects: | Plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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