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Description: | Cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame with integral cast plate. Dimensions 35.35mm x 16.08mm x 3.74mm and weight 5gms.
The loop of the buckle is oval, 19.6mm long by 14.9mm wide and 2.1mm thick with a lipped pin rest. Traces of an iron pin remain in the circular pin hole, the sides of which project into the buckle loop. The fixing plate is 13.3mm long by 11.7mm wide and takes the form of a wide collar topped by a fleur d'lis. There is an integral rivet on the rear, at the centre point of the lis. it is 4.2mm in diameter and 3.7mm long.
Although no exact parallel was found this fits within the series of spur buckles with elaborate integral plates dated c.1250-1400. See Whitehead (2003) page 32-35. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Taylor, Jeff | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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