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Early Medieval Buckle
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, carole bloom, 2011-03-24 15:55:18
Title
Early Medieval Buckle
Description
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A Medieval copper alloy anthropomorphic or zoomorphic buckle or strap clasp, of which only the outer edge of the frame survives. The outside edge is angled sightly downwards on the underside of the frame. To the front of the frame is the anthropomorphic or zoomorphic decoration. Triangular V-shaped ears (V-shaped in section also) angle upwards and into the frame from the outside edge. At the outside edge is a V-shaped cut, within which rises a two-dimensional triangle to represent a nose. Either side are two grooves to give two horizontal bands representing pointed eyes. Along the outside edge is a groove, above which this decoration overhangs slightly, giving the impression of this groove a slit for a mouth. The appearance is quite feline or maybe fox like. The reverse is concave.

Since the rest of the frame does not survive, it is impossible to tell if this is from a buckle or a strap clasp. The fragment has a glossy green patina.

Similar items on the database include WILT-DAE0D8, HESH-078801, IOW-8CF7F5, BH-B92FD4, HESH-5D0D66, SUR-CFE437 and BH-90C052. Some are buckles and some are strap clasps. A date range of 1250 - 1450 is suggested.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 1250 and 1450
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 435329
Old ref: SWYOR-B67986
Filename: PAS_1372_buckle.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/321933
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/321933/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/435329
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Object location53° 28′ 16.32″ N, 1° 08′ 06.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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