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Description: | A complete copper alloy single looped D shaped buckle with a separate rectangular strap plate of medieval date (c. AD 1350 to AD 1450).The buckle frame, pin and plate are present.The buckle frame is broadly D shaped in plan, with a broad D shape cross section. At the centre of the frame, a single angular pointed projection with a U shaped notch as pin rest is present. The strap bar is narrowed and off set.Folded around the strap bar is a buckle plate formed from sheet metal. The edges of the buckle plate have been narrowed to allow for the off setting of the strap bar on the buckle frame. A single rivet hole is present on the reverse plate to allow the buckle to fixed to a strip of leather. This rivet hole still contain part of the circular sectioned rivet.The pin has been made from a piece of copper alloy wire, with a circular cross section. One end tapers to a blunt point, the other is wrapped around the strap bar.The buckle and plate are a dark green / mid brown colour with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.The buckle measures 25.1 mm in length (total), 13.0 mm length (buckle frame), 16.6 mm length (buckle plate), 13.4 mm width (buckle frame), 4.6 mm width (buckle plate), 8.2 mm thick (total), 0.9 mm thick (buckle plate), and 2.7 mm thick (buckle frame). The pin measures 12.8 mm in length, 1.4 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick. It weighs 1.8 g.Similar buckle styles are depicted in Whitehead (2003), page 20, illustrations 70, 75 and 76. These are all dated to the late Medieval period, c. AD 1350 to AD 1450.Reference:Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham, Essex.
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