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Description: | A copper alloy buckle depicting the face of a lion. Traces of gilding still survive on the front surface of the buckle. The buckle dates to circa 1700-1800 (Post-Medieval period). The buckle frame is rectangular (though slightly bent). The lion's head is mounted on a plate, which is integral to the make up of the buckles frame. The buckle frames has a central bar suggesting that this would have been a double looped buckle. The second loop of the buckle has broken off. The breaks look well worn. The reverse of the buckle is free from any decoration. Behind the lions head there is a concave circular hollow, which would have counter-balanced the decorative zoomorphic head on the front of the buckle. Traces of gilding on the front surface suggest that the buckle would have once been covered in gilding. The fact that only traces of gilding survives shows that the finds is well worn. The metal has a light-greyish green patina. A parallel for this find has been recorded onto this database in Hampshire (HAMP1024).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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