2001-01-30 00:00:00 Michael Lewis mlewis 2011-02-24 12:21:54 Daniel Pett dpett KENT2655 BUCKLE Silver gilt buckle with a triangular plate, recently broken in two pieces. The oval loop of D-shaped section, is cast in one with the plate. It has a false shield-on-tonge composed of two stepped, crescentic panels, each decorated with a band of interlace now obscured by corrosion. The base of the tongue is an elongated oval, the tip is now missing. At the junction of the loop and plate, on each side of the narrow flange bordering the latter, is a garnet-inlaid collared boss with a beaded rim. One of the garnets is a cabochon, the other is flat-cut and was presumably a replacement in antiquity. These bosses are purely decorative, unlike those found at the end of the transverse pin which secures the loop to the plate on other surviving examples where the loop is actually hinged. The plate originally had three domed rivets. The lateral pair nearest the loop are no missing; the large basal rivet has a beaded wire collar. There is a narrow band of Style II zoomorphic interlace along each side of the plate flanking a central panel containing incised ornament obscured by corrosion. All that is currently visible is a V-shaped element immediately above the basal rivet. This may be the tail of a fish. The plate is hollow, and part of the flanged edge is broken away. On the back, immediately below the loop is a rectangular panel, also gilt, now cracked and damaged, engraved with a Style II animal. The remains of two rivet shanks are visible, the third is now missing. These would have secured a separate sheet metal back-plate, now lost. Silver gilt buckle with a triangular plate, recently broken in two pieces. The oval loop of D-shaped section, is cast in one with the plate. It has a false shield-on-tonge composed of two stepped, crescentic panels, each decorated with a band of interlace now obscured by corrosion. The base of th... Silver EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Early 600 650 28 91 2001-01-30 00:00:00 KENT CANTERBURY POINT( ) TR25NW TR6215 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 PAS Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2001 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.