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Description: | A copper-alloy double-loop buckle, dating from the early post-Medieval period.A central axis bar divides two back-to-back, 'D-shaped' sides, each of which has a moulded rosette as a pin rest. Both the frame and axis bar are of rectangular section, each of the two ends of the latter extending into a pointed knop. The frame curves downwards either side of the axis bar.Length: 42mm; width: 23.8mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 6.3g.A close parallel for this buckle was found on Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545 (Gardiner ed. 2005: 104, ref. 82A5069).
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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