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Description: | Complete cast cu-alloy late Roman pelta-shaped buckle dating to the 3rd century AD. This buckle is probably a derivative of late Roman military dolphin buckles. The buckle frame no longer has the shape of two dolphins, but is layed out in a simple geometrical style with the rectangular strap bar attached to the loop. S Laycock and C Marshall argue that "...the distribution of the dolphins buckle along the imperial borders in continental Europe makes it fairly clear that the buckles there have a primarily military function. Their stylistic diversity and distribution on civilian, as well as military sites across southern and eastern Britain have led some to suggest a civilian function for them in Britain but buckles are not worn by the civilian population prior to 300 AD, and there is no evidence for their adoption by civilians in the 4th century..." (lateromanbuckles.org.uk) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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