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Description: | An incomplete buckle plate with buckle remains of Medieval dating, circa AD 1350 - AD 1450.Approximately 70% of the buckle is present, consisting of the front and back buckle plates and remains of the buckle frame. The reverse section of the plate is incomplete, there is an old break at one end. The outer loop of the buckle is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The plate is rectangular in plan and in cross section and is made from a piece of sheet copper alloy, there are two prongs protruding at one end, presumably the remains of the buckle. The sheet of copper alloy is folded over, around the remains of the buckle frame. The strap or belt would have been held in the recess between, and held in place by a circular sectioned iron rivet, still present at the other end of the plate. The front of the plate is decorated with incised horizontal and vertical lines, at both ends are two evenly spaced vertical incised lines, inside these are two evenly spaced horizontal lines. These are staggered so the horizontal line on one rectangle falls half way down the one above or below. There is a circular perforation at the buckle end of the plate, this contains iron corrosion products. The plate measures 34.7 mm in length and is 16.2 mm. It has a thickness of 4.0 mm and weighs 3.4 g. The plate is a mid to dark green in colour with an uneven patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. A similar example of this type of buckle plate can be found in Egan and Pritchard (2004), p96, No 435 or p117 - 118, No 562. Or Whitehead (1996) p 41, No 234. Both give an overall dating of 1300 - 1500. Also a similar example has been recorded on the PAS database as WMID-C3BD85. Reference: Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. (2004) 'Dress Accessories. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3'. Museum of London / Boydell Press. London.Whitehead, R. (2003) 'Buckles: 1250 - 1800'. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
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