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Description: | An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy buckle with a separate copper-alloy folded plate (c. 1270-c. 1450).Part of the folded plate is missing at the attachment end.The copper-alloy frame is oval in plan with a narrowed off-set bar. In cross-section the frame is mainly 'D'-shaped and is flat at the rear. At the centre of the outer edge there is a projecting 'V'-shaped knop or lip, notched to form a pin rest. The copper-alloy pin tapers to a point and is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The parallel sided sheet copper-alloy plate is recessed to accommodate the frame and has a rectangular slot for the pin loop. On the plate a transverse break has occurred across a circular rivet hole, 2.0mm in diameter.This buckle is dull green with patches of a shiny darker green patina.Frame: length: 14.0mm; width: 19.4mm; thickness: 2.2mm.Pin: length: 12.9mm; width at loop: 2.6mm.Plate: length: 13.4mm; width: 12.0mm.Overall length: 23.0mm. Overall weight: 2.37g.This buckle frame is similar to some recovered from archaeological excavations in London and have been dated c. 1270 - c. 1450 (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 68 and 74, figs. 42 and 45, refs. 279, 282, 283, 307, 308, 309 and 310).Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from excavations in London: 3. London: HMSO.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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