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Description: | An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy single-looped composite buckle with an integral forked spacer (c. 1350-c. 1500 AD).The plates are missing.The frame is trapezoidal in plan and has a has length of 23.4mm. At the outer edge the width is 17.6mm and the width at the bar is 14.6mm. Its thickness is 2.4mm. On the upper surface the frame is bevelled inside and outside and there is a small pin rest on the outer edge. The rear face is flat. It has a tapering copper alloy pin. The shaft is sub-triangular in cross-section, It has bevelled sides and is slightly concave on the underside. Between the loop and the shaft there is a small ridge, one at either side. The integral prongs are rectangular in cross-section and have parallel sides for a little less than half their length. Their inner faces then taper to a sharp point at the attachment end.The frame has a shiny dark green patina. It has file marks on the inner bevels and also on the underside. Each side of the pin shaft has file marks and there are file marks on the prongs. The prongs are a slightly lighter green and are partially covered with copper-alloy corrosion products.45.1 x 17.6 x 2.4mm. Weight: 4.57g.No analogy found, probably Late Medieval.
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