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Description: | A Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle with integral plate and hook.The frame is sub-oval and has steeply sloping surfaces. The plate is integrally cast and is of sub-rectangular plan, tapering towards the distal end, where it extends into a forward-facing hook. A hole at the centre of the frame end of the plate represents the point at which the now-missing pin would have been attached. A pair of angled ridges flank this hole, their points projecting beyond the straight edges of the plate. The majority of the plate has a convex upper surface, the only exception to this being a short distance in from the hook, where there is a slightly wider, flat-surfaced plate containing an in situ copper-alloy rivet with domed head. A second such rivet is located to the right of the pin hole. Although corroded, the upper surface of the buckle retains traces of gilding.Dimensions: 57mm long, 13.9mm wide (frame), 1.8mm thick. Weight: 4.01g.Similar buckles are illustrated by Whitehead (1996: 32-33), who suggests they are spur buckles and date from the 13th to 14th century.
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