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Description: | A copper alloy buckle frame. The frame is rectangular and double looped. The edges of the frame are curved upwards so that the short sides are V-shaped. The long edges of the frame are oval in cross section and decorated with diagonal incised lines. The short sides are narrowed and square sectioned.They are undecorated. The integral centre bar has a round cross section. There is a blob of iron corrosion on the bar, probably from the missing pin. Date: Late Medieval - 1400 - 1500Dimensions: 33.89 mm x 26.40 mm x 5.22 mmWeight: 14.26 gA similar frame is illustrated in Whitehead, R, 1996 Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 77, number 475. Whitehead dates these to c1400 - 1500 and suggests a possible use on armour (ibid).
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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