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Description: | The object is a portion of an oval buckle frame. It is made from cast copper alloy. The frame was likely to be a single looped frame. The strap bar and one side of the frame are missing. The apex of the loop is expand and has circular sectioned spurs towards the corners. The centre of the loop is narrowed and has a ribbed strip of copper alloy curled around the narrowed portion forming a roller. These buckle date to the Medieval period. The frame has a dark green patina, where the roller has a mid green patina. The breaks in the terminal are not recent, but the patina has not covered the breaks. The frame measures 17mm from the apex of the loop to the longest terminal and it is 17.4mm wide. It weighs 2.42g.
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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