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Description: | An incomplete buckle plate, which is sub-rectangular in plan. The plate is folded around the strap bar of a buckle. The strap bar is not visible and the rest of the buckle frame is missing. In the centre of the fold there is a rectangular slot to allow a pin to be curled around the strap bar. The pin is oval in section and tapers to a blunt point. The upper plate is decorated with a double parallel grooves as borders. Below the fold there are two copper alloy domed-headed rivets holding the buckle plate in place. The plate and pin has a mottled green/grey coloured patina. The plate measure 19.2mm long, 13.13mm wide and 4.55mm thick, weighing 1.9g.
The buckle plate is probably of a Medieval date, probably 13th to 14th 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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