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Description: | Medieval gilt cast copper-alloy buckle plate dating from the 14th-16th century. The buckle is missing. The plate is formed of a single piece of cast copper alloy bent in half. The front and back plates are rectangular and have two projecting tabs to house the strap bar with a notch in between for the pin. The front plate is wider than the tabs and notched inwards to meet them, the back plate is only as wide as the tabs and is also shorter than the front plate.The front plate is decorated with a cast raised floral design: a main diagonal stalk and at least two leaves, one on either side of the stalk. There are traces of gilding between the stalk and leaves as well as in the moulded grooves on each of the leaves. The plates are joined by two rivets at the strap attachment end. The rivets are separately made with large oval heads and hammered flush with the plate at the back. Without a frame it is hard to date the plate precisely but the form of rivets and use of gilding suggests a medieval date.
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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