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Description: | A cast copper alloy zoomorphic buckle of late Roman or early post-Roman date. The buckle measures 17.7mm (excluding the pin) by 24.6mm by 3.7mm and weighs 4.1g. The frame is broadly D-shaped, with a flat back and moulded convex front. A pair of outwards-facing horse-heads projects from the outside edge. They are decorated with lightly incised marks which represent the eyes and mane. The outside edge of the buckle is convex. The pin is wrapped around the frame and tapers to a point. It is decorated with two pairs of incised transverse lines. The buckle is of Hawkes and Dunning's type 1B. | Subjects: | Zoomorphic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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