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Description: | A cast copper alloy buckle plate, probably. The plate is rectangular in plan, with one narrow edge having a central semi-circular indentation. This edge may have originally formed a fold over the strap bar and the slot was to allow the pin to move on the strap bar. The terminals of the edges on this portion of the plate are abraded and narrowed which may suggest a broken edge. In the opposite corners to this edge there is a rivet hole. The upper portion of the plate is decorated with a design which forms a low-relief 'X' with another high-relief design at the centre of the cross. There are traces of gilding on the upper surface. The reverse of the plate is undecorated. The surface of the plate is abraded, it has traces of a mid green/brown patina and red copper corrosion. The plate measures 24.39mm long and 15.05mm wide. It weighs 3.6g. The plate probably dates to the Medieval period, perhaps the 13th to 14th centuries.
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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