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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate, rectangular in shape measuring 27mm in length and 22mm in width, it is incomplete as it has been broken at its fold. There are two circular rivet holes in the outer corners of the plate, the plate is recessed to accomodate the missing frame and has the remains of a rectangular pin slot. The front face is decorated by paring away the metal, with a winged two legged beast with a dragon like head. It has multiple stamping to indicate feathers or perhaps scales. The rough surface of the areas made lower was possibly for keying enamel, none of which now survives, traces of gilding can however be seen. This plate is identical to one discovered in London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 113-114, no 530), which is similar to a 13th century plate decorated with a centaur excavated from Kings Lynn, this example is therefore likely to be medieval and circa 13th century in date. | 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: | 1200
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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