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Description: | A medieval cast copper-alloy buckle, consisting of oval frame, pin and abraded sheet plate. The frame (31.1 by 20.9 by 2.9mm) is oval in form with a thick, triangular outer edge which is bevelled externally; the lower surface is bevelled in parallel internally. The outer edge features a notch to take the pin centrally. Flanking the triangular element on either side is a pair of slightly protruding transverse ridges. The pin bar opposite is offset and narrowed; the pin is missing. The frame has an even mid to shiny grey patina with a few patches of off-white corrosion product. A frame of similar form can be found illustrated in Whitehead (1996, 23; ref. 103).The plate is of folded sheet construction (21.3 by 22.1mm). It is broadly rectangular in form, with seemingly rounded corners, although both folds have abraded sides, the lower in particular. The plate has a central pin slot and is recessed at each side at the frame end to accommodate the frame. It has in fact broken at the frame end entirely and is only held in place by the survival of the pin. Towards the corners of the attachment end of the upper fold are rivet holes; no rivets survive. Both surfaces although corroded are seemingly plain. Where it is visible the folds have a dark-green patina. The aforementioned pin has a similar patina and is of thick wire construction. It appears to have either a blunt or blunted end. It has been bent to one side as a result of old damage.
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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