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Description: | Incomplete fragment from an early medieval (10th-11th century) cast copper alloy buckle with in integrally cast plate. The surving fragment consists of the plate and a small section of the rear of the frame. Broadly the fragment is sub rectangular in plan and profile. The frame of the buckle is heavily worn and the two breaks are much abraded, The plate is pierced by three holes two at the end of the plate and one centrally at the centre nearest the frame. This central hole (diameter 3mm) is likely to have held a sheet metal pin for the buckle. The other two holes are filled with iron rivets and would have aided the attachment of the plate to a leather strap. The front face of the plate is also decorated with an incised chip carved design. This design consists of a series of interlaced loops which delimit and respect the holes. The overall design is not clear however it is possible it might represent two C shaped interlocking scrolls. The reverse of the plate is plain and undecorated. A large amount of iron corrosion is present; mostly from the extant rivets. It is possible that a rectangular iron rove was present on the reverse face as the corrosion is limited to a distinct area and not associated with the central pin hole.The buckle fragment is a mid green colour with an even but abraded patina. A direct parallel has not been found but a number of similar buckles with similar integral plates have been dated to the early medieval period and have been recorded by the PAS.The buckle fragment measures 18.2mm length, 27.9mm width, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.23 grams.
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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