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Description: | A cast copper alloy buckle and plate. The buckle frame is single looped and rectangular. The outer edge is lipped with a central trilobed pointed projection on the outer edge ans a smaller projction on the inner edge (possibly a pin rest). The outer edge and projection are decorated with diagonal incised lines. The sides of the frame are narrow and flat sided. The bar is slightly off set from the frame and has a circular section. Wrapped around the bar is a sheet metal plate made from a single strip of metal. The back plate and small remnant of the front plate remain. The back plate has one hole at the proximal end (probably for the pin) and another at the distal end (probably for a rivet). The holes have been punched through from the front of the plate. The sides of the plate are recessed for the frame. There is a round wire pin with the buckle, but not attached to it. Medieval (13th to 14th century).Dimensions: 45.6 mm x 18.20 mm x 4.17 mm Buckle frame: 25.58 mm x 18.20 x 4.17Plate: 24.86 mm x 13.34 mm x 0.74 mmWeight: 4.49 g (4.86 g with pin)
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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