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Description: | A cast copper alloy single-looped oval buckle frame with pin. The buckle dates to the Medieval period, circa AD1200-1500. The plate is missing. In plan, the buckle frame is sub-oval with an off-set strap bar. The strap bar is sub-square in section. The rest of the frame has a flat reverse and a rounded face, creating a 'D'-shaped section. The side of the frame opposite the strap bar has a central recess in order to accommodate the end of the pin. One end of a narrow strip of copper alloy has been wrapped around the strap bar in order to form the pin. The pin is sub square in section. The end of the pin wrapped around the strap bar has a square terminal. The sides taper gradually to a sharp point. The length of the pin is 19.53mm. The frame and pin are plain and undecorated. Both the frame and pin have an even, green patina.Length of the frame is 20.62mm which increases to 21.56mm when including the pin hinge. Width of the frame is 27.07mm. Maximum thickness of the frame is 3.55mm. Weight: 3.9g.A comparable buckle recorded in Egan and Pritchard (2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) p75, fig 303 is dated from the late 12th to the late 14th 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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