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Description: | Medieval (mid to late 13th century) buckle: Only a fragment of the single looped buckle frame remains, and this is the apex which normally is opposite the strap bar. This fragment has a narrowed, central oval section which originally would have had a copper alloy sheet roller wrapped around it, and is now missing. At either terminal of this section the frame is expanded and the sides are slightly off-set before having broken terminals. The surface of the buckle frame has a shiny mottled dark grey/green patina. It measures 28.2mm long, 8.45mm wide, 4.03mm thick and weighs 2.2g.Ottaway and Rogers (2002) illustrate similar buckles, Figure 1466 No. 14298 and 14303 for example, and they are found in mid to late 13th century contexts, and they comment that the roller on the buckle is designed to reduce wear on the strap and to enable the strap to be tightened more easilyOttaway and Rogers 2002 Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds from Medieval York
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