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Description: | The buckle frame is made from cast copper alloy. It measures 24.7mm in length from side edge to side edge. The width from the apex of the loop to the strap bar (including pin) is 19.8mm. The width of the loop at the apex is 4.4mm, and the thickness in the same place is1.2mm. Its weight is 0.78g.
In plan the frame is sub-?D?-shaped. The loop is sub-oval in section and is widest at the apex. The width of loop gradually tapers inwards towards the strap bar. The thickness of the loop however, is the same throughout. In section the frame is slightly angled, this is most probably due to damage caused either during the period of the buckle?s usage, or during deposition. The strap bar is narrowed but not offset and is sub oval shape in cross section.
The pin is sub-rectangular in section and has been cast. A rectangular shaped portion of the pin is curled around the strap bar, while the pin terminal protrudes to rest on the loop.
The buckle and pin are heavily abraded and in a poor condition. The buckle itself is a matt brown colour while the pin is grey green in colour. There is no patina on either. The buckle appears complete.
Egan and Pritchard illustrate an example which is similar to but, larger than the recorded buckle (Egan, G and Pritchard, F. 1991 Medieval Finds From Excavations in London: 3. Dress Accessories c.1150 ? c.1450, HMSO, London, fig.55; no. 392.). These types of buckles are thought to date to the 12th to 14th centuries. | 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 | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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