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Description: | A large cast copper alloy annular buckle or brooch of medieval date. The object measures 60.3mm in diameter, its circular cross section has a diameter of 7.7mm and it weighs 53.73g. On one side there is a constriction for the sheet copper alloy pin, which is wrapped around the frame and tapers to a point, although the end is damaged. On the outside edge opposite the pin constriction there is a broken projection, 7.5mm wide and 3.4mm thick. There are slightly traces of silvering or tinning on some surfaces. This object appears to fall into Egan and Pritchard's category of a buckle/brooch, due to the combination of a pin constriction, a projection on the opposite side of the frame and a sheet pin. It could have served either function (Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 65). The example which is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories' has a projection in the form of an animal head (no. 212). The London example dates from c. 1350-1400.
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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