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Description: | A copper alloy rectagnular buckle frame. The loop is decorated along one lateral edge, opoosite the strap bar, with a slightly off-set zig-zag edge. The strap bar is oval in section, but not narrowed or off-set. The pin is an elongated triangluar copper alloy which is curled around the strap bar. The surface is a mid red/green matte colour due to abrasion. It measures 26.29mm long and 17.86mm wide across the strap bar. It weighs 3.2g and is in a poor condition.Whitehead (Whitehead, R. 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 Greenlight Publishing) illustrates a similar buckle, No. 134 which is dated to the 14th to 15th century.
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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