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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy buckle, dating to the Medieval period. The frame is a trapezoidal single loop with an expanded front edge and a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The buckle is undecorated and has a triangular sectioned outer front edge and rounded section sides and strap bar. It is very worn and pitted with an irregular light green patina. The pin survives and is formed of a single piece of copper alloy wire, circular in section, wuond around the strap bar and tapering to a point. It measures 20.6mm in width, 27.1mm in length, 4.7mm in thickness and weighs 4.96g.Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead (2003, p.30) which dates to circa AD 1350 - 1500.
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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