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Description: | A corroded and incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate, probably originally from a single-loop buckle. Buckle plates with heraldic animal designs are thought to be a product of the 13th century AD. Similar examples (although clearly depicting lions) have been found in excavations in London (see G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 111, no.500) and in Norwich (S. Margeson; 1985; pp. 204-5, no. 8).
Only the upper plate remains, the rear plate having been broken off at the frame end, where there are two projecting tabs either side of a pin slot. The design, which has been cast in relief, appears to depict an animal facing left. The neck appears to be angled backwards at approximately forty-five degrees from the horizontal top edge of the body. The tail angles inwards at forty-five degrees, the end almost touching the back of the head. The front and back legs are visible and, like the rest of the animal, are angular and stylised in appearance. There are two rivet holes - one at the top right hand corner and one at the bottom right. Traces of gilding adorn the plate's upper surface.
The object measures 20.9mm long, 17.3mm wide and 1.6mm thick. The weight is 2.29g. | Subjects: | Single-loop (probably) | 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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