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Description: | A copper alloy buckle with a plain circular frame and a cast, copper alloy pin, dating from AD 1250 - 1400. The frame is circular in section, without any constriction, pin notch or decoration. The pin is D shaped in section. There is a raised collar across it at the loop end, and then the loop i flatter in section as it is bent round the frame. At the other end, the underside of the pin is slightly cocave where it rests in the frame. The buckle has a smooth, dark grey patina. The frame is 42.6mm in diameter and is 4.6mm thick; the pin is 5.4 mm long, 5,5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The buckle weighs 19.96gm.Similar buckles are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 17, numbers 34 and 35. See also: Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories 1150 - 1450, pages 57 - 58, which date from AD 1270 - 1400.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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