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Description: | A cast copper-alloy spur buckle with integral plate of Medieval date. It has a D-shaped frame with expanded outer edge and projecting knops to either side where it joins the plate. Two central circular perforations are present at the inner edge of the frame. The perforation nearest to the frame holds in place a copper-alloy pin, which is flat, folded around the frame and tapers to a point. The second hole has a copper-alloy rivet that is oval shaped in section with round, dome-shaped head. The integral plate constricts slightly before expanding again to a projecting collar. Below the collar the plate has a central oval shaped panel that is slightly dome-shaped and may have had moulded decoration, but this is now uncertain due to the preservation of the object. Following the oval shaped panel the plate tapers to a foliate terminal with five projecting lobes and a central circular perforation that holds in place a second copper-alloy rivet of identical form to the first. The back face of the buckle is flat and undecorated, whilst the front face has traces of gilding on all surfaces. It measures 44.13mm in length, 13.74mm in width/height at frame, 2.88mm in maximum thickness, and weighs 4.36g. Similar buckle frames with integral plates are noted from Medieval London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 320-321) with suggested usage as spur buckles. These are dated to the 13th or 14th centuries AD and indicate a similar date range 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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