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Description: | Incomplete buckle and folded sheet copper alloy hinged plate of probable Medieval date (AD 1200 ? AD 1350). Overall length 58mm, maximum width 16.5mm and thickness of sheet 0.2mm. Overall weight 3.95g. The buckle was in three separate pieces when discovered and consists of the buckle bar (the remainder of the frame is missing), the pin and part of the folded plate. The iron buckle bar only survives within the two folds of the plate and does not carry on through the loop of the pin. The copper alloy wire pin (15mm in length) has survived in situ minus the buckle bar as it is crimped between the edges of the pin slot. The pin, which tapers to a sharp tip, is curved to form a loop and the loop end makes contact with the underside of the shaft. The shaft is convex on the upper surface and concave on the underside. The rectangular front plate is intact but in two pieces. It is 48mm in length and 16.5mm in width. It is recessed to accommodate a buckle frame and has a pin slot with a rounded end. There are five circular rivet holes, all about 2mm in diameter, one at each corner and one centrally place along the longitudinal centre-line. The two holes adjacent to the fold retain rivets. These are dome-headed at the front and crudely burred over at the rear. About half of the back plate (the attachment end) is missing. The surviving part of the back plate is the same width as the front plate. There appears to be a single decorative engraved line close to the edges of the front plate. However, due to corrosion its full extent is unclear. The piece is corroded and in poor condition although there is a patchy light green patina in places. The breaks are old. | 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
1350 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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