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Description: | Two fragments of a Medieval copper alloy buckle plate (AD1150-1450). The buckle plate was cast in one piece and consist of two rectangular plates recessed for the buckle frame and featuring a pin slot. The buckle plate has broken across the two narrow strips on either side of the pin slot. Both the plates have a single rivet hole centrally located parallel to the rear edge. The rivet is no longer present. Engraved decoration is present on both the plates. The pattern appears to be the same on the upper and lower plates and comprises four triangular fields projecting from the upper long edge infilled with scored lines. The spaces in between these fields each have an irregular oval stamp aligned diagonally. This oval stamp motif has been repeated in a line underneath with the ovals rotated so that they are now aligned horizontally so they form an interrupted line. Along the lower edge of the entire decorated area is an irregular rectangular field again infilled with diagonal scored lines. Traces of silvering or tinning remain in small patches within the decoration. Dark green patina.
This buckle plate is like several other examples found within London and dated broadly to AD1150-1450 (Egan & Pritchard 1991:110).
Dimensions: length: 13.48mm; width: 27.14mm; thickness: 1.55mm; weight: 4.47g.
Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationary Office, London | 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
1450 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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