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Description: | Cast copper alloy D-shaped buckle, length 52mm, width 25mm, thickness 10mm, weight 25.44g. The strap bar is narrowed (2mm wide) and recessed with a rectangular cross section. The arms expand from the strap in a convex arch, the outside edges are bevelled. The forward edge is expanded (5mm wide) with a recess in the centre for the pin rest, this is all flanked by a collared projecting knop at either side of the forward edge. The buckle is 24mm long, 25mm wide 5mm thick. The plate is made from sheet copper alloy that has been folded in two there is a rectangular slot in the centre folded end for the pin, both corners at the folded end have been slightly narrowed to allow a close fit for the buckle. There is a single rivet hole at the other end with a copper alloy rivet still in place. The plate is 35m long, 16mm wide, 3mm thick The object is in fair condition, most of the extremities have been effected by corrosion to some extent resulting in a pitting in these areas, but on the whole, the artefact retains its original patina, which is mid brown and is made from cast copper alloy. Buckles such as this have been found in excavations in London and have been dated to 1200-1450
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