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Description: | A copper alloy buckle frame and plate of Medieval date, complete with the exception of the pin, which is missing due to old breaks. The buckle frame is sub-oval in shape with an integral offset cylindrical bar and thickened outer edge, measuring 22.74mm in height, 24.97mm in width, and 7.31mm in thickness (at outer edge). The outer edge is curved in shape, projecting to each side of the frame and also projects upwards at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. It has a worn and moulded oval shaped pin rest. Attached to the integral bar is the copper alloy buckle plate. This is formed from a single rectangular sheet of copper alloy that has been folded over the bar. It has slight frame recesses and a sub-rectangular pin slot that contains the remains of the now missing pin. The upper plate is both longer and wider than the lower plate, which is rounded off at the inner edge, and has an integral cylindrical rivet with large circular head that pierces the lower plate to enable attachment to the belt or strap. The entire object measures 47.29mm in width, 22.74mm in height (at frame), 7.31mm in thickness (at outer edge of frame), and weighs 17.19gA near identical parallel to this buckle, complete with swollen exterior frame edge and integral rivet on the buckle plate is noted from Medieval London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 316). This is dated to the late-13th to mid-14th centuries AD, which suggests a date of c.1270-1350 AD for the current example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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