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Description: | A cast iron artefact, probably a medieval buckle. Convention suggests that this object be classified as a buckle rather than a brooch due to the absence of the highly decorative features associated with annular brooches as well as the absence of an obvious pin constriction. The buckle is annular in shape and generally consistent in thickness. The frame is circular in section. There are no obvious pin notches or constriction. The frame and attached pin are apparently undecorated, though heavily corroded and treated. The attached cast pin is semi-circular in section. It is 44.3mm in length, 5.9mm in width at the loop and c. 5mm in thickness. Annular buckles are difficult to date due to the lack of diagnostic decorative features. Whitehead (1996, 17) offers a wide date range of c. 1250 - c. 1450, however iron examples found in London illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991, 59-60) tend to come from late 13th-century/early 14th-century contexts. As stated, this buckle has been heavily treated, presumably by the finder.
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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