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Description: | A Medieval copper alloy buckle with an integral plate, dating from about AD 1200 - 1450. The pin is missing. The buckle frame is rectangular in shape. The plate has a rectangular area near the frame with a circular hole through it where the pin would have been attached. The rest of the plate is narrower and oval. Two small circular perforations show where rivets may have attached it to the leather of the belt. Part of one rivet survives; it is copper alloy.The oval part of the plate is decorated with three longitudinal grooves creating four raised ridges. This decoration continues onto the buckle, although is more worn and not as clear as much of the original surface has been lost to corrosion. The reverse is plain.On the outer edge of the frame, is a small knop where the pin would have rested and the width of the buckle flares very slightly towards the end with this knop. One side of the frame is damaged and cracked.The buckle measures 41.9mm in length, 18.8mm in width and is 2.2mm thick. The openwork circle is 3.6mm in diameter, while the sub-square openeing in the frame measures 12.4mm wide by 11.8mm long. The plate is 17.2mm in length and 9.2mm wide. It weighs 3.9gm.This buckle is similar to LIN-ECCE83, which is dated to the Medieval period. Compare also buckles such as number 193 on page 34 of Whitehead's Buckles.
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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