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Description: | A complete copper-alloy locking buckle of Medieval date.The frame is rectangular with an expanded outer edge with a central pin groove that has an underside set at an angle of 45 degrees. The sides of the frame expand to circular apertures through which the separately cast copper-alloy bar passes. This is oval in section with a projecting triangular pin. The curving arm with a U-shaped profile and tapers towards the terminal where there is a circular knop.This buckle measures 28.97mm in length, 17.20mm in width, 3.37mm in thickness. The bar is 45.83mm in length, 5.15mm in width, 3.57mm in thickness. The entire object is 49.61mm in length, 11.98g in weight.There are similar examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 139) and London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 445).
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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