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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy buckle. No parallel could be found for this unusual form of buckle which is probably Medieval in date. Single-loop buckles with integral plates have been found in excavations in London (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 78) and date from the 13th to 14th century. At the centre of the plate is an openwork lozenge. At the frame end this extends into a wider band with convex outer sides, before angling out towards the now-missing frame. Just in from the centre of the vertical edge is a circular pin hole. The pin is made from a flattened and tapering length of copper-alloy wire and is attached via a loop at the pin hole. At the distal end of the plate the lozengiform central element extends into a roughly crescentic terminal with a v-shaped notch on each side. At each end of the central lozenge, located centrally, is an in-situ copper-alloy rivet with a plate-like stop on the reverse. Extending along the lines of the plate's upper surface is an toothed groove. The underside of the plate is plain.The artefact measures 49.7mm long, 18.4mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The weight is 6.61g.
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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