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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy decorated spectacle buckle (length: 42.2mm; width: 32.8mm; thickness: 5.2mm; weight: 13.19g), with a complete copper alloy pin, which is slightly pinched at the end. There is a slight groove on the buckle frame to hold the copper alloy pin. The buckle is only decorated on the upper face with a twisted, slanted indented design. The buckle is flat and undecorated on the underside. Overall, the buckle is slightly worn and in a good condition with a dark green patina. The artefact dates to the 15th-17th century.Similar examples are illustrated in Ross Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250-1800 publication, 1996, pages 50-73.
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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