|
Date: |
|
Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is part of a double loop oval buckle with a moulded bilobed frame. Less than half of the frame survives. A knop is present on the side of the frame from which the strap bar would have extended. This is now no longer present. The pin is also missing. The outer curved edge of the frame is decorated with a stippled double zig-zag design. The reverse of the buckle is flat and undecorated.The metal is a brassy brownish-yellow colour and is slightly worn. The buckle is 29.7mm long, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.3g.Buckles of this type date to circa 1400-1500. A similar example can be seen in Whitehead, p.58, no.342.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
A complete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
A cast, copper alloy, double…
-
BUCKLE
A cast, copper alloy, double…
-
PLATE
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
A complete copper alloy double…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BUCKLE
A complete cast copper alloy…
|