BUCKLE 929594

Description: A complete Medieval cast copper alloy single loop oval buckle with off set and narrowed strap bar and decorated outer hoop, dating to c AD 1250 - 1400. There are three knops on the outer hoop, an oval shaped one, angled slightly outwards, at each end and a central rectangular one. The hoop here is rectangular in section. At either side the hoop tapers towards the strap bar, is slightly bevelled on the inside edge. There is a sub rectangular knop at each end of the strap bar, which is rectangular in section. A rectangular section pin, sharp end missing, is wrapped around the strap bar. It would appear that the pin rested below the central rectangular knop on the outer hoop, rather than on it. The buckle is flat on the underside. The strap bar is slightly bent where the pin would have lain when a strap or plate was in position. Dimensions:17.68mm (strap bar to outer hoop); 25.06mm width; 3.95g in weight. cf Dress Accessories (1991) Egan and Pritchard p76, etc

Date: 1250 - 1400

Object type: BUCKLE

Last import: September 22, 2022