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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle pin of Early Early-Medieval date, probably sixth century (AD 500 - AD 600). Length 22mm, maximum width 9.5mm and maximum thickness 6mm. Weight 3.38g. The loop and the tip of the pin are broken and missing.The plate, to which the loop was formerly attached, is sub-rectangular in plan, about 12mm x 9.5mm. It is 5mm thick and each side (the longer dimension) is concave. The concave sides are under-cut so that the width at the top of the plate is greater than the width on the lower concave side of the plate. On the upper and lower surfaces of the plate are small deposits of iron corrosion. The shaft tapers from the plate towards the tip. It is 4mm in length and square in cross-section (3.2mm x 3.2mm) at its junction with the plate and sub-circular in cross-section at the old break.On the underside of the plate is a stub, the remains of the loop. The piece is corroded. However, tiny patches of a mid-green patina survive in places. There is no evidence for tinning, burning or melting.
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