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Description: | The buckle frame is made from cast copper alloy. An almost identical example to the recorded object can be found in Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58) fig. 16, no.172. The length of the buckle is 38.8mm, the width is 24.3mm and the weight is 5.06g. The pin is missing.
In plan the object comprises of double loops with a central strap bar. Both loops are sub-oval in shape and the same size. In section the loops are ?D?-shaped, with a concave front edge and the reverse of the buckle being flat. The strap bar is narrowed and sub-triangular in section. The ends of the strap bar project beyond the frame. The reverse of the frame is flat and undecorated. In section the frame is angled. Each loop has a moulded pin rest in the centre of the outer edge, comprised of two traverse ridges and a traverse groove located in between. The pin rests are parallel with one another.
The object is heavily abraded with patches of a dark green patina in places. Active copper corrosion is present on the front and back of the object. The object is incomplete.
According to Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide, Version 1.1; August 2001, p.29) buckles of this type are thought to date to the late medieval to early post medieval or mid 14th to 18th century. | 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: | 1350
1750 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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