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Description: | A cast copper alloy single looped D shaped buckle with a separate rectangular strap plate of medieval date (c.1350 to 1450 AD).The buckle frame is broadly D shaped in plan, with a broad D shape cross section. At the centre of the frame, a single angular pointed projection with a U shaped notch as pin rest is present. The strap bar is off set.Folded around the strap bar is a buckle plate formed from sheet metal. A rectangular shot has been cut at the centre, to enable the pin to be positioned on the strap bar of the buckle frame. The edges of the buckle plate have been offset to allow for the off setting of the strap bar on the buckle frame. A single rivet hole is present on both sides of the buckle plate to allow the buckle to fixed to a strip of leather. No decoration is obvious on the buckle plate. The buckle and plate are a mid brown colour with an even but slightly abraded patina covering all surfaces. The patina has been damaged in a few locations by abrasion in the plough soil.The buckle measures 25.95mm in length (total), 12.85mm length (buckle frame), 16.59mm length (buckle plate), 12.47mm width (buckle frame), 8.32mm width (buckle plate), 3.41mm thick (total), 1.87mm thick (buckle plate), 2.86mm thick (buckle frame) and weighs 1.6 grams. Similar buckle styles are depicted in Whitehead (2003), page 20, illustrations 70, 75 and 76. These are all dated to the late Medieval period, c.1350 to 1450.Reference:Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham, Essex.
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