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Description: | A small but complete copper-alloy buckle plate of medieval date. The plate is sub-rectangular in form and of folded sheet construction. It has a central pin slot (5.85 by 3.4mm), and is recessed for the frame to each side. The lower fold is narrower than the upper (W.: 12.9mm). They are connected by a central domed rivet that survives well. The ragged, broadly diagonal end of the lower sheet has been folded back over the rivet such that it is also now shorter than the upper fold; its ragged nature might be attributed to its avoiding the pin slot. The upper surface of the upper sheet is the only area that it decorated, but the decoration is in fine rocker-arm. There is a broadly curved line dividing the area beyond the pin slot from the main field. The main field has a longitudinal line forming a border on both sides. Within these lines is a wavy line on each side in the longitudinal plane that abuts the first curved line mentioned. A wavy transverse line connects these latter below the first curved line. Abutting this latter is a final pair of longitudinal lines either side of the rivet. These are connected by a transverse line that travels across the rivet hole. Creamy corrosion product is retained within these incisions; the artefact otherwise has an even mid-green patina.
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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