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Description: | Cast copper-alloy locking buckle, with a frame, separate bar ending in a curved locking arm, and pin. The frame is basically rectangular, but slightly skewed and distorted; this does not appear to be recent damage. The frame is 29.4mm long and 16.8mm wide. One narrow edge of the frame has a concave L-shaped profile; the upper surface of this edge has a grooved pin rest. The opposite edge is vertical in profile. The long edges of the frame, in profile, have flat bases, but are taller in the centre to accommodate the hole for the separate bar, and also slightly taller towards the concave edge.The separate bar is supported through a hole in each side of the frame. One terminal of the bar has been hammered forming a slightly expanded terminal which fixes the bar in the frame. The opposite terminal extends beyond the frame forming a curved locking arm. This is a pointed oval in cross-section, and is decorated on its upper surface with a series of notches. The locking arm is missing its globular terminal. The locking arm increases the width of the buckle to 33.8mm; the arm is 5.1mm thick. The pin is triangular in plan and at the base has an integral tubular portion through which the bar runs. The surface of the buckle is corroded to a rough texture. There are traces of a mid green patina. This buckle type is medieval, dating to the mid 14th to mid 15th century. Examples are illustrated in Whitehead (2003, nos. 553-4).
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