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Description: | Cast copper alloy buckle with integral cast plate of probable medieval date (1100 - 1400 AD). The buckle frame and plate are complete and conjoined along the rear edge of the frame. The buckle is broadly rectangular in plan and the integral plate is broadly lentoid. In cross section both are broadly D shape with the edges bevelled. The pin is lost, it would probably have been formed from a length of sheet metal which fixed to the frame through a cast circular hole (3.9mm) positioned in the integral cast plate. Opposite this hole is a cast recessed notch which forms a pin-rest. This would enable the pin to lay flat. The plate extends from the mid-point of the frame tapering slightly along its length and terminating in a rounded point. The upper face of the plate is bowed and decorated with a series of incised lines or slashes. There seems to be little care taken in these and it is possible that a crude animal face / head is attempted, but poorly achieved. The reverse face of the plate has a single square sectioned projection presumably this would have attached through a leather strap or similar. The buckle is a mid grey green colour with a thick but abraded patina that survives in places. It is possible that the grey colour is as a result of the frame being tinned or silvered, but it is also possible that it is a by-product of using a heavily leaded bronze / copper alloy. The buckle has been rolled in the ploughsoil and this abrasion has removed much of the patina. A direct parallel has not been found for the buckle; the frame is similar to a number of examples however a parallel for the pierced looped terminal has not been found.The buckle measures 33.5mm length, 15.9mm width, is 5.5mm thick and weighs 5.37 grams.
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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