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Description: | An incomplete gilt 'disc-on-pin' buckle of Medieval date (1300-1500) consisting of the 'disc-on-pin' only. The pin comprises a flat circular central disc, from opposite ends of which project the points. One of the ends of the pin curves back on itself to form a hook which would have attached to the main frame of the buckle, while the other ends in a point which is slightly bent at the tip where it would meet the frame. The central disc has four recesses on the reverse that translate to four raised bosses on the front face, which are set out as the corners of a lozenge. These bosses appear to have been individually punched through the flat plate from the reverse, although it is also possible that they have been integrally cast with the rest of the pin. There is a zigzag, rocker-arm design around the outer circumference and traces of gilding over the whole pin. The metal has a dark greyish-purple patina.The object measures 25.55mm in length, 11.70mm in width, is 3.21mm thick and weighs 0.98g.'Disc-on-pin' buckles of this kind are in the process of being given a typology, but in general should be assigned a late Medieval date according to Tom Redmayne in a forthcoming publication. This particular pin is a unique find which has been given its own new category: Type E4 'Raised boss type'.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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