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Description: | A cast copper-alloy buckle with integral plate of Medieval date. It has a D-shaped frame similar to Meols type 4, with pointed triangular pin rest, slightly offset bar and projecting knops to either side of the frame. The integral plate is rectangular in form with a lozenge-shaped terminal end separated from the plate by projecting transverse knops. The plate has faceted edges and a central perforation that is almost keyhole shaped with a larger circular area at the terminal end extending towards the frame. At the outer edge of the terminal end the terminal has narrowed as a result of extensive use-wear. The copper-alloy pin survives intact and is formed from a short length of copper-alloy wire that is square in section, wrapped around the inner edge of the frame and tapers to a sharp point. The buckle measures 30.71mm in length, 18.81mm in width, 3.65mm in thickness, and weighs 5.53g. This buckle has a frame that finds parallels in Medieval examples of the 14th century AD (see for example Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 283). However, the integral plate with openwork/keyhole shaped perforation is more unusual. Similar, more decorative, buckles with similar plates have been identified through the Portable Antiquities Scheme (see for example SUR-CFE437, WILT-DAE0D8 and NCL-5D3D67), with the suggestion that the pierced plate may have allowed for the attachment of a swivel that may have been used for a dog lead or another similar purpose. These are tentatively dated to the 13th or 14th centuries AD, which is a plausible date 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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