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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy probable buckle or brooch pin, from an annular buckle or brooch, of the Medieval period, dating from c.AD 1300 to AD 1550.Around 95% of the buckle or brooch pin is present, with the loop and point being incomplete.The pin is rectangular in shape and cross section. It tapers to a blunt, now incomplete rounded point. There is a ridge At the junction between the loop and the pin shaft, below this there is decoration in the form of a raised oval. There also appears to be a circular perforation towards the base of the pin, which has been filled in with plough soil. The loop would have originally been circular in shape.The buckle or brooch pin measures 41.9 mm in length, 9.7mm wide and is 3.3mm thick. It weighs 5.4 g.The buckle or brooch pin is a dark green to brown in colour, with an uneven surface patina. There are traces of a gilded coating on the surface. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.Similar pins are found on Medieval buckles and brooches (Egan and Pritchard, 2002, No. 28). However, Medieval examples tend to have a transverse ridge near the curl and this example does not. If it is a Medieval buckle pin it would date to the late 14th to early 16th century. Other similar examples of this type of object have been recorded on the database, including WAW-307561. Ref: Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. (2002) Dress Accessories. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 3. Museum of London / Boydell Press. London
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