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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy medieval buckle sheet plate. Half of the plate survives; it would have been created from a broadly rectangular strip twice the length. It is trapezoidal and flares outwards slightly at the attachment end (W.: 14.3mm); this latter is also slightly incurved. The other end is recessed to accommodate the frame and has broken at this weak point. There is a central perforation for the pin at this end. Just below this are two holes through which the folds would have been rivetted to each other through the strap; both rivets have been lost. Two further holes towards the attachment end would have functioned in a same way; again, both rivets have been lost. A fifth, central rivet hole can be found between the two pairs of holes, slightly closer to the frame end. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a border of rouletted opposing triangles. This plate has corroded to a light-green colour but has a mid/dark-green patina where it survives. The internal surface has a more grey/green patina. The buckle has been bent in numerous directions in profile. In London similar buckles have been found in contexts dating mainly from the 14th century AD.
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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