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Description: | A cast copper alloy box chape probably from a buckle dating to the Medieval period. The box chape has been cast in one piece with a sub-rectangular slot in the centre where the strap would have fitted. The object is inscribed with a large M within a grooved border. Surrounding the M is a series of small triangular grooves. Two small iron rivets remain in-situ at the open end of the object. The open end measures 8.47mm in thickness. The opposite end is rounded with a V-shaped notch in the centre. It measures 3.45mm in thickness. Two small broken projections remain attached to the rounded end/terminal of the object from which the buckle frame would have extended. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition. The outer face of the object appears to have been tinned.Similar examples for buckles with an integral box chape can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p38.
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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