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Description: | A cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Medieval period. The object is a single looped D-shaped buckle and is D-shaped in cross-section. The strap bar is offset and the outer edge of the frame is expanded.Attached to the strap bar is a rectangular buckle plate which is almost complete. The strap bar consists of one sheet of copper alloy which is folded over the strap bar with a notch to hold the pin. It contains three large domed rivets. A groove decorates each edge of the outer face of the strap bar. Within the plate a fragment of leather remains.The pin remains attached to the strap bar the pin which is almost complete. The object has a mid-green patina and gilding remains on the upper face. Similar examples can be found on Whitehead, (2003), p19. It can be dated from c.1250-1500.
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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