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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy locking buckle frame of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. Half of the rectangular buckle frame survives, however the remainder of the frame and locking bar are missing due to old breaks. The surviving section of the outer edge has a v-shaped flange where the locking bar would have snapped into place. It is faceted and with a small central grooved pin rest, its underside set at an angle of 45 degrees to the base of the frame. Short sections of the sides of the frame are preserved between the outer edge and circular holes where the locking bar would have perforated the frame. These are rectangular in section but with a series of peaks and troughs producing teeth-like decoration along the upper surface. A short section of the frame is preserved after the circular holes, but the remainder is missing due to old breaks. The sides of the frame have been twisted and slightly bent due to damage in the soil. This object measures 27.51mm in length, 16.87mm in width, and weighs 3.78g. Locking buckles of this kind have been noted in 14th century contexts with close parallels recorded on the PAS database from Suffolk (SF-439C77 and SF-3ADB63) and in Medieval Norwich (Margeson, 1993: pp. 26-28, no. 139). This example dates to a similar, 14th century, date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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