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Description: | A medieval lead alloy buckle with integral buckle plate dating AD1400-1450. This buckle has a kidney-shaped frame and an integral hollow plate. The pin is made of iron and the remains of the leather belt survive wtihin the hollow buckle plate. The frame has cast raised decoration which includes a transverse band of pellets between two lines. The buckle plate is also decorated with a cast pattern depicting a row of triangular motifs each containing a three pointed foliate motif; behind this there is a circular openwork geometric pattern. The back of the buckle and buckle plate is undecorated.​Dimensions: length: 36.95mm; width: 28.11mm; thickness: 3.72mm; weight: 10.28g.A small number of similar lead alloy buckles are known, especially from London. See, for example Egan and Pritchard pp.102-6 and no.481 and SUR-F11407.Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, London
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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