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Description: | A cast copper alloy single looped buckle of Early Medieval date. The object is D-shaped in plan with a flat outer frame. The outer edge is decorated with zoomorphic interlaced decoration which is worn. It has a broad, flat frame and a narrowed strap bar. The strap bar is oval in cross-section and the pin is missing. The centre of the curved frame has a trilobed projection and there are four further single-lobed projections equally interspaced around the D curve of the outer edge. The rear of the object is undecorated.The object has a corse redish brown patina. The reddish tint of the abraded surface of the object is a common trait of Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork from the region.
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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