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Description: | Copper alloy D-shape buckle that has a complex moulded frame. The strap bar is circular in cross-section with a large knop with a central circular indentation at either end. At the front of the buckle is sub-triangular panel that has a flat knop on the forward edge and a moulded animal head with hollowed ears and lentoid eyes towards the rear, this is flanked by two rough openwork circles. This forward section is held in the open jaws of two beasts, whose sinuous bodies, decorated with two recessed lines, form the curving sides of the buckle. The casting of this example is very poor.This buckle is in the ringerike style, a similar example, found in London from the Themes was dated to the 11th century (Wilson, 1964, 143-144)Wilson D M, 1964, Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork 700-1100, British Museum.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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