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Description: | Cast copper alloy zoomorphic or anthropomorphic buckle dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1400. The buckle has a long integral plate, rounded and with a wide circular perforation at the terminal, now worn and broken through at the end. The plate then tapers into a rectangular solid area with a central longitudinal groove which ends at the pin hole. At the point at which the plate narrows, it features a small knop or ridge on either side. The pin is present and functional, although apparently of a different alloy to the rest of the buckle.The frame of the buckle is D-shaped, with a wide solid triangular outer edge decorated with a schematic design of a (probably human) head. The nose is triangular and projects out from the edge of the plate. On either side is a triangular groove, within which is a drilled circular dot indicating the eye. The reverse of the outer edge is slightly concave. The hoop at the other end is broken with a small area missingThe buckle measures 37mm in length, 20mm maximum width, 7mm minimum width, is 6mm thick and weighs 8g. Compare WILT-970E39, SUR-CFE437, WILT-DAE0D8, SF-AEA143, and BUC-A7C7C6. Another, NCL-5D3D67, is in place on a loop with a swivel also attached, giving rise to the suggestion that this may be a specialist dog-lead buckle, perhaps used for keeping the dog running alongside the horse whist riding.The design appears to be related to strap clasps with heads, such as Egan and Pritchard 1991, no.568, and on the PAS database, SWYOR-E4B985, SWYOR-B67986 and HESH-078801. The dates for these parallels are broadly c. 1250- c. 1400..
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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