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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy composite buckle of Medieval date. It has an oval shaped frame with integral forked spacer but is missing both upper and lower plates due to old breaks. The frame is flat, triangular in section with an expanded outer edge and extensive tool marks on all surfaces. Extending from the inner edge of the frame are two integrally cast triangular projections that form the forked spacer and also exhibit extensive toolmarks on all surfaces. Wrapped around the frame between the spacers is the incomplete pin that is missing its tip due to old breaks. This is formed from a short length of copper-alloy wire that is circular in section and simply folded around the frame to enable the pin to hinge. The entire buckle measures 31.30mm in length, 15.34mm in height, 2.41mm in thickness, and weighs 2.31g.This is an example of a Medieval buckle that is specific to Medieval England (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: pp. 78-82). Similar examples are noted from Medieval London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 322-330) and dated to the 14th or early-15th centuries AD | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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