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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy buckle (late 12th - late 14th century). This buckle comprises an oval frame with ornate outside edges, pin and plate with two rivets still in location. The frame has four rounded prjections forming four 'corners' on the oval. There is also a moulded and grooved rectangular projection that forms the pin rest. The pin is a triangular piece of sheet metal that curves round the bar for attachment. The bar is offset and slightly narrowed. The plate is recessed for the frame and has a rectangular notch for the pin attachment to the bar. The plate is undecorated. Mid green patina. Dimensions: length: 32.31mm; width: 25.68mm; thickness: 5.25mm; weight: 5.78g. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories. HMSO, London.
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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