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Description: | Incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy buckle, clasp or strap fitting. The buckle has an incomplete rectangular frame with an integrally cast anthropomorphic king's head design in high relief at one end. Although the facial features are worn, grooves visible on either side of the head represent hair, and the crown is perforated with three holes with a fourth hole not being a true perforation. The reverse of the fitting is hollow and the surviving fragments of the arms, which form the sides of the frame are set in an upright position thereby creating depth to the central opening. The strap bar is missing.Rather then being buckles these strap fittings are thought to be clasp fasteners but without the strap bar and, if present, a pin, it is difficult to be certain . Similar fittings are recorded on the database under the categories of clasp, strap fitting and buckle.This type of strap fitting is dated to the fourteenth century, c.1300-1400.
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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