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Description: | A slightly damaged medieval copper-alloy buckle, comprising plate, frame and (broken) pin. The rectangular plate is wider than is long (see dimensions below), as is not uncommon for buckles of this period, with oval frames in particular (see Whitehead 1996, 19). The plate is formed of a folded sheet, with both folds of the same length (14.35 by 23.55mm). At the attachment end there are three perforations, one towards each corner, another central one set slightly further into the plate; all three rivets have been lost. At the frame end the sheets are connected by curved strips with a recess between them for the pin, and recesses to each side to accommodate the frame. On the upper surface of the upper fold is a neat linear border, within which a line of neatly rouletted triangles.The frame is oval with moulded terminals to the pin bar which is narrowed and off set (28.45 by 14.85 by 3.1 max. mm). The frame is bevelled externally and internally on the upper surface and is flat on the lower surface. A truncated cast pin survives in situ with a neatly moulded double transverse ridge at the junction of the loop and shaft. The pin, however, is broken with about half of the original pin surviving.As well as the damage to the pin, the corners of the plate have been bent upwards and downwards in a number of places. A similar buckle can be found illustrated in Ottaway and Rogers (2002, 2892; ref. 13342). The artefact has a dark-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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