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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy oval framed and single looped buckle with an ornate outside edge, dating from the 13th - 15th century, between AD 1250 - 1450 (length: 23mm; width: 32.5mm; thickness: 6mm; weight: 6.5g).The oval-framed buckle has round lobed protrusions on the outside edge and to either side of a central sheet roller, which is decorated with a series of five or six incised lines running around the circumference of the roller. The sides of the buckle frame are D-shaped in side section and curve outwards. The strap bar is offset and narrowed. The pin is missing is also completely missing and there is no other decoration on the buckle. Overall, the buckle is in a worn but fair condition (although there is some corrosion on the roller) with a dark green patina.A similar example is illustrated in Egan, G & Pritchard, F, 2002 edition, 'Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3: Dress Accessories c. 1150 - c. 1450', pages 76-7, fig 46, ref no 317. Another example of this type of buckle is also illustrated in Egan & Pritchard, pages 73-4, fig 44, ref no 301.
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