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Description: | A copper alloy single looped buckle: In plan the frame is a sub-'D' shape with a narrowed and off-set strap bar. The strap bar is oval in section. The loop at the apex, which is slightly pointed, has a pin notch on the upper surface. In profile the frame is flat. The pin is an elongated triangle which is curled around the strap bar. The frame and pin have a mid green/grey patina. The buckle measures 18.2mm long, 16.35mm wide and 3.71mm thick. It weighs 1.8g.The frame is dated to the Medieval period. Egan and Pritchard (Egan and Pritchard 2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) illustrate similar examples (Nos. 308-310) which date from c. 1230 to c. 1400.
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