Medieval Gilt Bronze Buckle with Plate

13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (8.5 grams, 28 mm).

Comprising a lipped frame with incised geometric detailing, triangular tongue, rectangular plate with hatched banding to outer edge, three dome-headed rivets securing the folded rear plate. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.

Literature

Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, items 310, 311, for type.

CONDITION

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