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Description: | Five copper alloy buckles of Post Medieval date. All of the buckle frames are of cast copper alloy.
1) D shaped buckle, appears to have been tinned. Only the expanded outer edge survives. There is a small amount of moulded decoration before the break (where the frame would have joined the strap bar). It has a semi-circular cross section. The buckle has a dull grey patina. It is 26.49mm long, 9.98mm wide, 3.64mm thick and weighs 3.95 grams.
2) Incomplete double loop buckle, only one of the square frames and the strap bar survives. The surface is worn and no decoration is visible. It has an even mid-green patina. The centre of the strap bar, where the (now missing) pin would have been attached is worn. The buckle is 22.55mm long, 21.40mm wide, 2.18mm thick and weighs 2.08 grams.
3)Incomplete sub-rectangular buckle frame with a drilled hole for the (now missing) strap bar. The upper surface has linear decoration and has regularly spaces rectangular depressions. The frame has a sub-rectangular cross section with rounded corners. It has a mid-green patina. The surface is slightly worn. It is 43.25mm long, 32.92mm wide, has a maximum thickness of 5.28mm and weighs 5.70 grams.
4) Incomplete buckle with drilled holes for the (now missing) strap bar. The frame is sub-rectangular in plan. The upper surface is decorated with an engraved foliate design. The reverse is plain an dundecorated. The frame has a dark grey patina. It is 22.33mm long, 17.73mm wide, 2.73mm thick and weighs 2.63 grams.
5) Incomplete buckle frame with a drilled hole for the (now missing) strap bar. Only one edge of the frame survives. The surface is worn. It is decorated with depressed lines. The frame has a mid-green patina. It is 25.10mm long, 8.75mm wide, 4.82mm thick and weighs 3.15 grams. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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