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Description: | Incomplete Late Saxon buckle with integral trapezoidal plate and engraved niello filled decoration. The plate is pierced by a pin hole and four rivet holes, and on its reverse a 3mm-high rib runs along the sides and transversely across the front of the pin hole On the small surviving fragment of one side of the frame an open-mouthed animal head with ring-and-dot eye appears to bite a corner of the plate, while the plate is decorated with lines along the sides and attachment edge, a double-line saltire and other curving lines. >28mm x >47mm. Width of attachment edge 33.5mm. 11th century.
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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