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English: Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy buckle with casting ingate attached, 32.8mm long, 18.9mm wide and 6.7mm thick. The object is in good condition with a dark green patina and weighs 9.33 grams. The buckle is D shaped and has a circular section. It is widest at the central pin rest which consists of a semi-circular linear depression taking up the whole width of the buckle, 5mm. From here it tapers in width gradually until it terminates in two ringerike style animal heads, 10mm long and 4mm wide. The heads consist of rounded skulls which have two upwardly protruding rounded ears behind them. They have long, low snouts which terminate in upward pointing rounded noses. At each side of their noses they have what appear to be tusks, suggesting the animals are boars if not mythical. from beneath their chins protrudes the circular sectioned pin bar, 5mm long and 2mm in daimeter. The inside edge of buckle has traces of casting flash along the mould ridge and the casting ingate is also still attached. This is 14.4mm long and is rectangular in section, 10mm by 6mm, for half of its length. It then becomes sub-circular in section and widens out forming the pouring spout. Dr Leahy believes it dates to the post conquest period, despite the Ringerike styling, and as an unfinished object it is a rare example of metal working from this period.