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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy buckle plate with incised line decoration and gilding. The sub-square front plate only of a folded sheet metal type. The front of the remaining plate is decorated with incised zig-zag lines (rocker arm decoration) around the edges. Inside this there is a framing incised line around a field containing four attachment holes (one at each corner) with a central decoration. This comprises an incised line circle around a line and pellet design of a bird with outstretched wings and its head to the left. The front of the plate reatins areas of gilding. the back of the plate is undecorated. On the left edge of the plate are the remnants of two tabs which once joined to the missing back plate. This had a rectangular aperture to allow for the buckle pin to be attached. The tabs are inset from the edges of the plate and are decorated with incised horizontal lines. Date: Medieval - 13th to 14th centuryDimensions: 29.37 mm x 20.74 mm x 1.83 mmWeight: 3.38 g
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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