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Description: | A complete copper alloy ring buckle of Roman date. The buckle has a circular frame with circular cross section and an integral sub-rectangular terminal projecting to one side. The frame is decorated with closely spaced incised grooves in the form of spiralling rings which are split into five sections by four plain evenly spaced circumferential bands. The grooves do not continue onto the reverse of the frame. The point at which the terminal extends from the frame is marked by two projecting sub-square knops. The pin no longer remains.The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. the buckle is 49.9mm long, 41.9mm wide, 4.2mm thick and weighs 12.6g.Similar examples are illustrated in Appels and Laycock (2007), p.107-8 in which it is stated that "the ring buckle was a 3rd century development due to the fashion of wearing a broad waist belt."
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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