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Description: | A cast copper alloy double looped, oval shaped buckle. In plan the buckle is a sub-pointed oval and in profile it is almost flat. The edges each have a moulded decoration in the form of a partly projecting lozenge. The bar is narrowed and oval in section. The pin is an elongated triangle which is bent around the bar. The surface of the frame is heavily abraded with only traces of a dark grey patina. The buckle measures 51.93mm long and 21.87mm wide across the loop. It weighs 6.3g.Whitehead (Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Greenlight Publishing) dates a similar buckle (No. 372) to the mid 16th to mid 17th centuries.
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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