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Description: | A cast copper alloy, single loop buckle with an integral, decorated plate, dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1250 - 1400. The frame is oval but distorted, and has a broad outer edge. The integral plate tapers inwards from the frame to a rounded, blunt point. The moulded decoration on the upper side of the frame consists of two broad transverse ridges immediately behind the frame, delineated by narrow, transverse grooves, and a further broad ridge one third of the way in from the end of the plate. There are two rivet holes, one immediately behind the pin and one in the centre of the single broad ridge. Both carry the remains of copper alloy rivets. A sheet copper alloy pin also remains in place. There are traces of gilding remaining on the plate and frame; the remainder of the metal displays a rough, light green patina. The buckle is 36.3mm long, 15.3mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 4.68gm.For reference, see Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 34. Compare especially numbers 195 - 196.
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