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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy composite buckle, of Medieval dating (c.AD 1350 to c. AD 1450).The buckle consists of a forked spacer frame, front and back buckle plates and a pin.The spacer frame is oval in plan with a lentoid projection (oval knop) at one end and probably two linear stepped projections at the other. The linear projections are obscured from view by the attached buckle plates. In profile the spacer frame is sub rectangular and in cross section it is oval. A small recess is present between the spacers, for the pin to be attached. No recess is present on the outside edge to operate as a pin rest. The outer edge of the loop is bevelled. No decoration appears to be present on either the front or back of the frame.The buckle plates are sub rectangular in plan and have been made from sheet copper alloy metal. The front and reverse plates are separate, and are securely attached to the forked spacer. The ends of the buckle plates are incomplete. The pin has been made from a piece of circular sectioned copper alloy wire. The pin gradually tapers to a blunt point. The other end has been bent round in a loop, and is positioned through the hole in the spacer frame.It measures 36.6 mm in length, 21.1 mm wide and 5.0 mm thick. It weighs 6.3 g.The buckle is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.Several similar composite buckles can be seen in Egan (1995, 78-82) and Whitehead (2003, 36-37). These composite buckles are dated to the late 14th and early 15th centuries and although mass produced were labour intensive and of the best quality available.References:Egan, G. (1995) Buckles in Egan & Pritchard (1995)Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. (1995) Dress Accessories. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3. Museum of London / Boydell Press. London.Whitehead, R. (2003) Buckles 1250 - 1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
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