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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy plate from a buckle or possibly a strap end. The plate is flat and was probably rectangular in shape, although only a small triangular section of the plate survives intact the remainder is now missing due to old breaks. The upper edge of the plate curves backwards to create a slight lip. The front face of the plate has incised decoration. This comprises a transverse line at the top of the plate, from which extends a similar vertical line at the inner edge of the plate to create a border. Within the border are the remains of an incised creature with human head facing towards the inner edge that has an exaggerated long nose, rounded chin and appears almost as a cartoon or caricature. To the right of the head are two curved incised lines that may represent the hind quarters of the body, perhaps wings even, but the remainder of the decoration is now missing. Within the field between the figure and the border the entire plate has rocker decoration. In the surviving top corner of the plate is a small circular perforation that contains the remains of a cylindrical copper alloy rivet. The plate measures 43.84mm in width, 24.59mm in length, 1.13mm in thickness, and weighs 5.39g. The use of incised and rocker decoration on this plate is characteristic of the Medieval period (see for example Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 313, 330, 618, 619; NMS-5489A8). The slightly curved upper edge of the plate may indicate its use as a strap end rather than a buckle plate, although not enough of the plate survives intact to state whether this was the case or not. This example if of 13th-15th century AD date.
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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