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Description: | A copper alloy Medieval buckle which is zoomorphic and which probably dates from AD 1000 - 1300 and probably from the earlier end of this range.. The buckle has features of Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian buckles, and of high Medieval buckles. The frame is trapezoidal with a worn area in the centre of the bar where the in would have been attached. The pin and plate are missing. The outer edge of the frame extends into a triangular animal mask. It is thicker than the frame and has a pronounced ridge running the length of the projection. The eyes are moulded pointed ovals, with clear brow ridges and an upturned snout. The reverse of the projecting outer egde is concave. The metal has a purple/brown patina. It is 22.3mm long, 16.7mm wide and 5.3mm thick. 3.03g.Finding parallel has not been particularly easy, but compare SUSS-798408 and SWYOR-E29015 though an 11th or 12th century date is felt to be more likely.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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