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Description: | A cast copper alloy annular buckle. The buckle frame is circular in plan. The frame has a sub-triangular section as the upper surface tapers to the exterior edge and is slightly convex. Bisecting the frame is a triangular sectioned strap bar. The pin is missing. In profile the frame is slightly twisted, but this does not appear intentional. The surface of the frame is abraded and has traces of a well developed mid green patina. The frame measures 29.96mm diameter and weighs 5g.
Egan and Pritchard (2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) illustrate other annular buckles with strap bars, Nos. 214, 216, 220 and 227, but all of these, but one, are lead-tin alloy, and are smaller than the recorded example. It is suggested that they are shoe buckles which were used from the 15th century. However shoe buckles tend to have a ?V?-shaped profile which this example does not. | 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: | 1400
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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