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Description: | An incomplete, worn and corroded cast copper-alloy single looped buckle with plate or folding strap clasp fastener of Medieval date (c. AD 1300-1450). This artefact is formed of two components: a cast rectangular frame and a separate plate with rivet. The rectangular frame is now misshapen and so appears trapezoidal in plan and is formed of two flattened sides with a narrowed strap bar. At the opposite end, the bar is circular in section and is also narrowed. This might suggest that this item held either a sheet roller or a rotating clasp closure, and suggests this item could potentially be a buckle or a folding clasp fastener. The plate is rectangular in plan but tapers in width away from the frame, and has broken short of its intended length. It is formed of a single sheet that has been folded over the strap bar and has been riveted in place by a single copper-alloy rivet, which is maintained in situ. At the bar, the plate is recessed and a small sub-oval aperture reveals the strap bar in the centre. This artefact has a mid-green corrosion colour overall. Similar items are illustrated in Whitehead (2003), with the rectangular buckles at pg. 26-7, no. 140, and the clasp fasteners at pg. 40-41, no.226-239, with no. 234 possibly bearing the closest similarity.
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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