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Description: | An incomplete early Anglo-Saxon buckle plate, triangular in shape measuring 48.9mm in length and 17.4mm at the frame end and tapering to 13.2mm in width at the terminal end. This plate has been cast and has a circular terminal lobe, 13.2mm in diameter and two smaller parallel slightly protruding circular side lobes, at the frame end of the plate. Each of these three lobes has a central circular rivet hole, which would have originally accomodated domed rivets. Another decorative triangular panel would have been attached to the plate via the three rivets. This decorative panel is now missing. The only decorative element that remains is the faint traces of probable tinning, which can be seen around the terminal lobe. The plate has been recessed to accomodate the missing buckle frame. The remains of the copper-alloy bar of the frame can be seen through the integral hinge of the plate, the hinge is formed by a set of perforated lugs projecting from the end of the plate. The back face of the plate is slightly concave.
This triangular buckle plate is very similar to more complete examples from Barham, Suffolk (West 1998, 7, fig 4.18) and Faversham, Kent (McGregor and Bolick 1993, 195, no 34.10). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 410
600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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