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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy annular buckle. The circular frame is probably oval in section with slightly flattened front and back. It is heavily corroded but appears plain with traces of gilding on the frame and pin. The pin is formed of a piece of copper alloy wire, flattened at one end where it is looped around the frame and a rounded point at the other, it is now bent. The frame is probably not recessed to hold the wrapped around end of the pin although this is not fully clear due to corrosion. The frame measures 16.3mm in diameter, 2.5mm thick and the pin is now 15.4mm long and 1.2mm in diameter; it weighs 0.9g in total.In line with the distinction made by Egan and Pritchard (1991: 57) as this has no recess for the pin it is recorded as a buckle. They record many similarly small buckles which they suggest were used on shoes and dated to the later 13th to early 14th century (ibid:57-8).
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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