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Description: | A cast copper alloy, single looped, D-shaped buckle.
The elaborate buckle is zoomorphic in design depicting two, intertwined long necked creatures, with looped necks (seen on the outer edge). The creatures are quadrupeds and appear to be winged and have long, feathered tails. The unusual appearance of the creatures suggests they are mythical. The design is openwork. On the inside edge of the buckle frame there is a slight depression, which may have been a recess for the pin. The pin is missing. The strap bar is narrow and has a circular section. The buckle is complete and in good condition with a mid brownish-green patina. The buckle is 37.8mm in length, 33.8mm in width, 8.5mm in thickness and weighs 25.2g.
Two parallels can be seen on the database (KENT-CD50A4 and SWYOR-FA0447) dating it to the early medieval period, circa 800-1100 AD (mid- to late Anglo-Saxon). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Morris, Rebecca | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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