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Description: | The object is an oval framed single looped buckle frame made from cast copper alloy. Egan and Pritchard illustrate a similar example, No. 279, the recorded example is flat and has no notch. These buckles date from the mid 12th century to 14th century.
The buckle is a sub-oval shape in plan. The strap bar is slightly narrowed and off-set. The width of the loop is almost constant. In section the loop is a trapezoid. There is no notch for the pin on the loop. The surface of the frame has traces of a light green patina, but also has been silvered or tinned. The pin is square sectioned wire which has been curled around the strap bar. The pin has a mid green patina.
The buckle weighs 1.29g and measures 16.3mm long and 16.5mm wide. | 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: | 1150
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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