File:Medieval buckle (FindID 972725).jpg

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Medieval buckle
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Derby Museums Trust, Maria Kneafsey, 2019-10-07 14:47:03
Title
Medieval buckle
Description
English: A copper alloy buckle plate or fitting of medieval date, c. AD 1350-1550. The object is a slightly convex rectangular sheet (0.8mm thick). A 1.2mm wide border surrounds a panel decorated with a row of tall (19mm) black letter characters. The space between and around the characters is infilled with a hatching pattern. 1.2 mm diameter holes are neatly drilled and countersunk in each corner, two still contain rivets. The back of the plate is undecorated. The object is in good condition and shows little sign of wear.

The characters resemble Gothic / Textura Script but are difficult to read; one may be mis-shapen, possibly due to a casting fault. A possible interpretation is I N U or V, the U has a strikethrough or hairline stroke through one corner which appears deliberate.

Robust buckles and strap-ends bearing incised letters were probably produced in the period covering the late 14th to late 15th/early 16th centuries (Geake, 2001: 32). There are examples on this database, but in comparison this object seems of better quality, cf. <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/722663">DOR-02F21E</a>, <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/474779">IOW-366B54</a>.

Length 38.4mm, width 26.3mm, thickness 0.8mm, weight 8.6g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1350 and 1550
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 972725
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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/1075830
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1075830/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/972725
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