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Description: | Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame complete with pin. The frame is braodly D-shaped with an offset, narrowed and recessed strap bar. The upper, lower and outer sides are convex curved giving the frame an almost trefoil shape with lobed knops projecting outwards from the junctions between the outer side and upper and lower sides. All three sides have a flat back and a front which thins towards the centre making them triangular in cross section. The pin is D-shaped in cross section with a flat back, one end is bent around the strap bar and is evan in width to the rounded point. The pin has a green patina compared to the reddish-brown of the frame suggesting it is a different alloy.. The entire piece is 20.7mm long, 14.8mm wide and 2.4mm thick, excluding the pin loop, 5.4mm including it; it weighs 1.93 grams.The buckle frame is not directly paralleld int he usual sources but it similar to other Medieval buckles with oval frames and ornate outside edges and offset strap bars. Egan and Pritchard, who illusrate a range of types (2001: 73 and 77) suggest (ibid 76) these date fromt he late 12th to late 14th centuries..
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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