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Description: | Late medieval copper alloy buckle of 13th or 14th century dateThe buckle is near-complete, missing the pin and is of concave, rectangular form with central bar (with a length of 35.5mm, a width of 45.4mm, a depth of 10.4mm and a weight of 25.5g). Both outside edges are circular-sectioned (6.7mm diameter) with four deep and regularly spaced grooves cut from the outside (3.1mm deep). The frame is enhanced with a cross-hatched design between the grooves. The sides are of sub-rectangular section (4.5mm wide and 3.2mm thick) and are decorated with a circle of pellets with a central pellet, resembling a flower on the mid-point, where the sides meet the bar. The sides are enhanced with an incised cross at the ends of the outside edge and the ends of the bar. The bar is sub-circular sectioned (3mm diameter). And has areas of wear where the missing pin was looped. The surface has a dark-green patina with areas of adhering iron corrosion.The buckle can be closely paralleled with an example excavated in London (Egan & Pritchard, 1991, no. 443, p 97)[1] from a late-13th to mid-14th century context. [1] Egan G. & Pritchard F. 1991; Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3; Dress Accessories; Museum Of London
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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