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Description: | A corroded and bent copper-alloy single-loop buckle of medieval date. No exact parallel could be found for this piece but finds from excavations in London suggest that the fashion for ornate buckle frames and plates probably spanned the period of the late 12th to late 14th centuries AD (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp.76).
The frame is trapezoidal in plan, decreasing in width towards the plate end. The two outer corners each have a moulded circular projection. The upper face of the frame is convex and the underside is flat. The axis bar is of circular section and the pin is missing. The plate has been folded around the axis bar. The upper side of the plate tapers in width towards the proximal end (ie. that furthest from the frame). Three small copper-alloy rivets, arranged in a triangular formation, hold the upper plate to the much smaller back plate; a further two rivet holes, located at the proximal corners of the upper plate, indicate the means by which the buckle was originally held to the leather strap. The upper plate and the upper side of the frame retain traces of gilding.
The buckle measures 41.6mm long, 19.4mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The weight is 3.39g. | Subjects: | Single-loop | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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