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Description: | A medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle with integral plate.Together, the frame and plate are pear-shaped, the latter terminating in a wider, round, lobe. An integral rivet of circular cross section extends backwards from the underside of this lobe. A circular perforation at the frame end of the plate represents the point at which the now-missing pin would have been attached. The frame has vertical inner edges and steeply sloping upper surfaces. A rounded pin rest projects outwards from the centre of the bowed frame.Length: 23 mm; width: 12.1 mm; thickness (including rivet): 5.2 mm. Weight: 1.63 g.Single-loop buckles with integral plates were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the early 13th century onwards (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 106). Their function is uncertain, but it has been suggested that the shorter examples, such as this piece, may have been made for use on spurs (Egan, in Griffiths et al 2007: 102).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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