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Description: | A copper alloy D shaped buckle with plate and pin surviving, dating fro the late Medieval period (1400 - 1500). The buckle frame is D shaped in plan and is D shaped in section. The pin is cut from thick sheet and is looped round the bar. The rest of it tapers to a point. The plate is also made from thick sheet which has been folded round the bar with a slot for the pin, The sides of the front plate have been folded down to form sides for the the space where the strap fits. The strap is attached by two rivets with shallowly domed heads at the the attachment end. The end of the front plate is bi convex. The front plate is decorated with a Tau cross on a background of short diagonal incised lines. The edges of the cross are scalloped. The cross bar is at the frame end, with the base of the cross at the attachment end. On the back, where the slot for the pin has been cut, there are two incised cut marks where the cuts for the creation of the slot were made a little too long.The plate has broken across the hinges but has been repaired by the finder.The Tau cross is associated with the Order of Hospitallers of St Anthony. Pilgrim badges of the order have been found in 15th century deposits in London, and purses of similar date have also been found with the Tau cross decorating them: SWYOR-155341 and NMS-FF2D14. A similar date is thus suggested for this buckle.
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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