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Description: | A slightly corroded, incomplete cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame of post-medieval date. The frame is formed of a pair of 'Ds' which incurve towards the pin bar. The bar has a flat reverse and thus a semi-circular cross-section; the pin itself is missing. The upper surface is decorated by moulded vine scroll ornament cast within a sunken field. There are perhaps two lys facing inwards at the centre of each outer edge. Buckle with similar ornament can be found illustrated in Whitehead (1996, 68) where they are dated to the period 1550-1650 AD. The upper surface of the artefact is bevelled; the lower surface mirrors this with its shallow internal bevelling. Viewed in profile one can see that one loop has been struck upwards, more siginficantly so at one end. The object has corroded to a mid-light green colour with small patches of red-brown metal showing through. There are also darker patches suggesting a coating such as linseed oil or vernis brun.
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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