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Description: | A copper-alloy openwork buckle plate of Late Roman date.The central portion of the plate is rectangular and is decorated by four equal-sized rectangular apertures, each extending into a sub-oval perforation at the frame end. The frame would have been located within four projecting cylinders, the upper surfaces of which are decorated with a series of parallel grooves. At the opposite end of the plate a double transverse ridge with central groove separates the aforementioned apertures from three sub-triangular protrusions, each of which has a semicircular cut-out in one of its sides. A rivet hole is situated close to each of the four corners of the plate. The surfaces of the piece exhibit numerous file marks. The artefact survives in good condition, its orangey-brown surface suggesting possible deposition in a damp environment.Dimensions: 32.9mm long, 36.2mm wide, 5.4mm thick. Weight: 15.08g.This buckle is typical of a distinctive group of metalwork, probably of military origin, and dating from the Roman to Early-Medieval transitional period of the late 4th to early 5th centuries (Hawkes and Dunning 1961: 51/fig. 17, cf. no. 4).
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