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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval date. It is anthropomorphic or zoomorphic in form comprising an openwork plate in the form of an animal or figure, missing the outer edge due to old breaks. At the base of the plate is an integral bar that is rectangular in form and section. Hinging around the bar is a separately cast copper-alloy pin that is rectangular in form and section, tapering to a flattened tip. To either side of the bar are the remains of circular rivet holes or loops that are missing their outer edges due to old breaks, probably where the now missing outer edge of the frame would have extended from. The legs of the figure extend from the bar forming a triangular aperture and are rectangular in form and section. At the centre of the plate they join the flat rectangular body, which has two equally spaced rectangular apertures of identical form, one suffering from slight post-depositional damage. Extending from the top of the body/plate is a projecting oval shaped terminal in the form of a face with slightly bulbous oval shaped eyes with incised sockets and central dot, and a transverse groove that forms an open oval shaped mouth. It is uncertain whether the face is intended to be human or animal. At the top of the head is an incomplete projecting loop, possibly an additional rivet hole/loop. The back face of the buckle is flat and undecorated, however the front face on the body and legs of the figure is covered with incised rocker decoration. It measures 42.64mm in length (59.17mm including pin), 15.51mm in width, 5.40mm in thickness and 5.58g in weight.This is a decorative buckle frame of Medieval date. The form of the plate suggests a possible anthropomorphic but more probably a zoomorphic figure, the remains of the rivet holes suggesting it was riveted to a belt or strap, the rectangular aperture potentially enabling a further strap or belt to be threaded through the buckle. A close parallel can be found at BH-0EB6A0, but a published example has not as yet been identified. The form and decorative elements suggest a Medieval date, c.1200-1500 AD.
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