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Description: | A copper alloy buckle frame and plate from the medieval period. The frame is D shaped with the bar forming the straight side of the D. The outer edge is ornate; divided into ten lobes. The outer two project slightly beyond the bar, and the middle two are fused together to form a pin rest. The reverse of the frame is flat. The bar is narrowed and there are traces of gilt on the frame. The front of the plate also survives but is not attached to the frame. It is rectangular and has two projecting hinges that would have wrapped round the bar but are now broken. There are two rivet holes in the far end of the plate and one copper alloy rivet survives. It has a slightly domed head. The plate is decorated with a backward facing lion passant in relief within a narrow border. The bckground is dimpled. The whole plate would have been gilded and much of the gilt survives. The plate is very similar to number 500 in "Dress Accessories" by Egan and Pritchard (1991) which dates from 1200 - 1230. The pin and the back of the plate are missing. The ungilded metal has a dark brown and green patina and is in good condition. The frame and plate together measure 39mm long, 27.5mm wide and 4.2mm thick.
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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