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BUCKLE

Unique ID: KENT356

Object type certainty: Certain

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'D' shaped buckle with frame and plate intact, pin missing; loop joined to plate with separate hinge pin; both frame and plate have gilding and ?chip carved ornament, geometric on the frame; the plate has a zoomorphic design of 2 birds (?peacocks) vis a vis in two registers; there are 2 rivets in the back of the plate, one in place, the other missing

Notes:

no parallels in Allason-Jones and Mieket or in Oldenstein. C Johns of the British Museum says (letter 4/11/98): 'I would be inclined (to call the piece) early medieval rather than late Roman.'

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Length: 46 mm
Width: 30 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Chased [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Gilded [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Kent
District: Thanet
To be known as: KENT MINSTER

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Other [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Unknown [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 1997

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Richard Hobbs - [ view all attributed records]

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    Created: Tuesday 18th August 1998
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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