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Description: | Almost complete copper alloy buckle dating to the Medieval period. The frame is 'D'-shaped in plan with a narrowed and offset strap bar. The frame is trapezoidal is section with a flat back, straight inner side and angled top and outer side. There is a notch cut into the middle of the outer edge to accommodate the pin. File marks are present on both the front and back of the frame. The strap bar is circular in section. The pin is missing. The frame measures 24.9mm in length, 15.8mm in width, 3.1mm in thickness and weighs 2.61g.Whitehead (2003; pg. 19-20) illustrates similar buckles, e.g. nos. 51, 66 and 67 which are more decorated, which are dated between 1250 and 1500 AD.
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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