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Description: | A complete copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle has a single looped oval frame with a projecting lip to the outer edge which has a recess to act as a rest for the pin. From the opposite side of the loop an integral forked spacer extends, each arm flanking a narrowed pin bar. The arms of the forked spacer taper in width to blunted points and file marks are present on the surface as a result of the shaping and finishing process. Iron corrosion is present around the narrowed bar suggesting the pin was constructed of iron. The pin and plates no longer remain.The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 51.9mm long, 21.8mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 4.5g.A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.37, no.216 and is dated to circa AD 1350 - 1450.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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