|
Date: |
|
Description: | Medieval copper alloy rectangular buckle with a complete locking arm and pin. One end of the frame is circular in section and acted as a strap bar. The other end (the outer side) is widened and bevelled on the under side so it thins towards the middle of the frame. This outer side has a deep notch in the centre for the pin. The upper and lower sides of the frame are widened with an oval expansion about one third of the way along from the strap bar. The expansion is drilled to hold the seperate spindle for the pin. Between the expansion and the outer side the front edge of the upper and lower sides are shaped into two cusps.The pin is cast seperately from copper alloy and has a solid tube that goes over the spindle from which projects a long, flat triangular point. On the front an incised groove marks off the point from the tube. A separate copper alloy oval sectioned locking bar sits on the end of the spindle, outside the frame. It extends out at 90 degrees to the frame then thins and curves to form a U-shaped arm which terminates in a spherical knob with notches around it. The outside edge of the frame has a broad groove along the front where the arm locks in. The frame is between 5.8mm and 3.2mm in thickness, 27.2mm in length and 18.4mm in width; with the locking arm it is 30.8mm in length and 38.9mm in width. The weight is 13.87g.Whitehead (2003: 89) has similar examples under No. 552-554 and dates them to c1350-1450. Margeson (1993:28, no.139) suggests a 14th century date for this form.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BUCKLE
A complete copper-alloy medieval copper…
-
BUCKLE
A complete copper-alloy medieval copper…
-
BUCKLE
Medieval copper alloy rectangular buckle…
-
BUCKLE
A complete medieval copper rectangular…
-
BUCKLE
Copper alloy Medieval locking buckle.…
-
BUCKLE
An incomplete post medieval copper…
-
LOCK
A complete copper-alloy lock pin…
-
LOCK
An incomplete cast copper-alloy lock-bolt…
-
LOCK
Incomplete cast copper alloy barrel…
-
|