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Description: | Medieval copper alloy buckle frame, pin and plate of Meols type 2. The frame is broadly 'D' shaped in plan with a offset and recess strap bar and thickened and widened outer edge. The frame is D-shaped in cross section with a flat back. The pin is formed of a strip of copper alloy, rectangular in cross section, and mostly parallel sided, but tapering at the point to a slightly rounded tip. The pin is attached to the center of the buckles strap bar by being bent over 200 degrees. On the front of the pin, at the start of this bent over loop is a pair of raised transverse lines.The attachment plate is formed of a rectangular strip of copper alloy sheet bent over the strap bar. It is notched at either side at the bend to fit the frame and has a central slot for the pin.The front of the plate is half the length of the back with a ragged tear down the width from an old break.The remaining section has a double line border aorund the edge with lines formed of conjoined oval shapes. There is possibly alos incised diagonal lines running from the remaining corners to the centre but these are less clear due to the creases ont he plate. The back plate is plain. It is ragged along the outer edge with various cracks and tears. there are the remians of three holes evenly spaced parallel to this edge which might be the remains of rivet holes.The pin and plate are brown with traces of green on the plate. The frame measures 15.1mm long; 29.5 mm wide and 3.5 mm thick The plate is 19.0 mm long; 25.0 mms wide and 1.2 mm thick. It weighs 5.64g. The total length is 30.5 mms.Similar buckles are illustrated in Egan (2007:89). He categorises these frames as a Meols type 2 and suggests, based on excavated parallels, they date from the late 13th to early 14th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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