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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date, circa AD 1400 - 1500. The fragment is one end of a double loop rectangular buckle and is sub-rectangular in plan with a D-shaped section. The surviving portion of the frame bears five deep rabbets and is decorated with lateral and transverse grooves.The metal has a dark greenish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle fragment is 37.1mm long, 6.9mm wide, 6.1mm thick and weighs 7.4g.A similar example, described as a possible armour buckle, is illustrated in Whitehead, p.77, no.476 and is dated to circa AD 1400 - 1500. Also see: SWYOR-76D547.
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