BUCKLE 463589

Description: An extremely corroded probable single-looped cast copper-alloy buckle probably of medieval date; a broken, later double-looped buckle frame cannot be ruled out entirely. The buckle is of oval form with an offset and narrowed pin bar; the pin is missing. There are mouldings at the ends of the pin bar. The frame is bevelled externally and internally on its upper surface; the lower surface is largely flat. Any decoration or detail is obscured due to corrosion and concretion. The frame is of a red-brown metal with large patches of off-white and green corrosion product; areas of dark-grey surface patina survive in limited places.

Date: 1250 - 1400

Object type: BUCKLE

Last import: August 15, 2017