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Description: | A Medieval Annular buckle or Brooch pin dating to the period AD 1270 - AD 1350.The pin has been made from a piece of copper alloy, sub rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. It gradually tapers to a blunt point. There are three notches towards the end of the pin, on the edges of both sides. A cast collar or loop is present at the top of the pin. At the very top of the pin is a hoop which would have fixed the pin to the brooch. Comparison can be drawn with figure 1314 (Egan and Pritchard, 2002, p 250)Length: 31.1 mmWidth: 6.4 mmThickness: 2.7 mmInner diameter of hoop: 1.7 mmOuter diameter of hoop: 6.4 mmWeight: 1.6 gReference: Egan, G and Pritchard, F 'Dress Accessories: 1150 - 1450' Museum of London, Boydell Press, 2002
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