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Description: | A frame from a single loop copper-alloy buckle of probable mid 13th to late 14th century AD date (R.Whitehead, 1996, p. 22).
The piece is roughly D-shaped and has moulded decoration on its vertical outer edge, consisting on two lobes and a central pin rest. The axis bar is of square section and is offset from the rest of the frame. The pin is wrapped once around the axis bar and is made from a tapering and flattened copper-alloy wire.
Overall, the object measures 18.6mm high by 14.8mm long and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 1.55g. | 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: | 1250
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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