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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. Only a small portion of the outer frame survives which is sub-triangular in plan with a latitudinal groove to serve as a pin rest. The tip of the frame projects into a worn trifoliate design with a large central knop and small flanking knops. The reverse is flat and undecorated.The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 35.9mm long, 14.2mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 5.3g.Similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database for example: HAMP-CB6317; HAMP-63DB75, IOW-1FE0B3 and LIN-152492.A similar buckle is also illustrated in Whitehead, p.24, no.108 and is dated to circa 1250 - 1400.
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