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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle with some possible tinning, dating from the 16th-18th century AD (length: 31.2mm; width: 23.2mm; thickness: 6.1mm; weight: 8.32g). The strap bar and remains of the pin seem to be made of iron, as there is a significant amount of corrosion in that area. Along the outer edges of the buckle frame, there are indentations/ grooves at different angles. There are six stright grooves at one end, where the area would have be used as a pin rest. There is a smooth larger groove/ hollow present at either side of the feature, as well as two diagonal grooves beyond and down the sides of the frame. There are raised knobs to either end of the strap bar, as well as appearing again (but with two grooves) at either end of the opposite side where the pin may have also used. Overall, the buckle is slightly worn but in a fair condition with a dark green patina.Several similar examples are illustrated in Ross Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250-1800', 1996, pages 90-3.
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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