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Description: | A copper alloy buckle of the Medieval period, dating to between 1250 and 1350. The buckle is an example of Marshall Type IB. The plate of the buckle is present, but it is missing the pin. The buckle itself is rectangular with single barrell moulding and a notch for the pin. The plate is made from one sheet of rectangular metal that has been folded in half to attach it to the buckle. There are two rivets at the bottom of the plate. The buckle is undecorated apart from the moulding. The metal of the buckle is dark brown and the plate is a lighter brown. There is evidence of corrosion at the top of the plate. It weighs 6.6g and measures 40.69mm in length and 20.33mm in width.For a parrallel see Whitehead, R. (2003) Buckles 1250-1800, Essex: Greenlight Publishing, pg. 21, no. 84.
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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