|
Date: |
|
Description: | A cast copper-alloy buckle, probably a spur buckle, of Medieval date. It has a D-shaped frame with straight rectangular outer edge with single projecting knops at each corner. At the inner edge of the frame is a large circular pin hole through which hinges a separately cast copper-alloy pin that is flat and triangular in form. The integral plate is rectangular in form and D-shaped in section, tapering to a trefoil or trifoliate terminal at the attachment end. It is decorated on its front face with two transverse ridges at the frame end, and an additional transverse ridge separating plate from terminal. At the frame end there is a single central rivet hole retaining a separately cast copper-alloy rivet with flattened circular head. A second similar rivet hole with rivet is present at the centre of the terminal end, which is partially bent due to post-depositional damage. The entire object measures 27.45mm in length, 15.90mm in width, 2.83mm in thickness and 2.96g in weight.This is a copper-alloy buckle, probably a spur buckle, of Medieval date. It finds parallels in terms of form and function with examples published from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: nos. 320-321) although with differing frame form. It is likely to date to the 13th or 14th centuries AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle, probably…
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle, probably…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle,…
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle with…
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle…
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame…
-
BUCKLE
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame…
-
BUCKLE
A worn cast copper-alloy buckle…
-
BUCKLE
A worn cast copper-alloy buckle…
|