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Description: | The object is possibly a fragment of a buckle plate dating to the 4th to 5th centuries. Hawkes and Dunning (Hawkes, S.C. and Dunning, G.C. 1961 ??Soldiers and Settlers in Britain, Fourth to Fifth Century?? Medieval Archaeology Vol. 5) illustrate similar examples, No. 1 and 25. It is made from cast copper alloy.
Only a fragment of the buckle plate remains. In plan it is composed of a horizontal bar which has three evenly spaced and sized, parrellel arms protruding from one long edge. In profile the object is flat, except for one arm which is slightly bent, this is thought to be due to damage rather than being purposeful. The three arms are all broken at varying distances from the horizontal bar. The breaks are not recent. They are all rectangular in section.
The horizontal bar has a central circular hole (4.01mm diameter) which may have been where the pin was attached. Above this hole, and at the base of the central arm there is a small rivet hole with the remains of a copper alloy rivet. The horizontal bar is decorated with a low-relief zig-zag border which extends down the external arms. The other long edge of the horizontal bar, has a small broken area at either end, suggesting an integral protrusion at one time. This protrusion may have formed the loop of the buckle.
The object has a well developed mid brown/green patina. The plate measures 15.67mm long from the horizontal long edge and terminal of the longest arm, 20.15mm wide and 1.81mm thick. It weighs 2.09g. | 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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