2004-01-27 12:28:41 Mark Lodwick mlodwick 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW-658F92 Buckle Buckle frame fragment of Anglo-Saxon date, probably dating from the 5th to 8th century. The frame is broken at both ends and has a moulded animal head projection erupting from above the thinning of the frame at the junction with the bar. The buckle was probably D-shaped, and is originally likely to have had a buckle plate. The frame beyond the animal head is plain and of oval section. The animal head is asymmetrical about its width with incised eyes crowned on one side with transverse markings. The snout is dished on both sides and is angled upwards, possibly suggesting an open mouth biting on the bar. The underside of the buckle displays coarse file marks. Buckle frame fragment of Anglo-Saxon date, probably dating from the 5th to 8th century. The frame is broken at both ends and has a moulded animal head projection erupting from above the thinning of the frame at the junction with the bar. The buckle was probably D-shaped, and is originally likely ... The buckle can be paralleled with a slightly smaller example now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (MacGregor & Bolick, 1993; No 34.30, p200) and found associated with a male inhumation at Dorchester. Copper alloy Cast EARLY MEDIEVAL EARLY MEDIEVAL Early EARLY MEDIEVAL Middle 410 799 8.2 34.5 6.6 Zoomorphic Fragment 2004-01-27 12:28:41 GLOUCESTERSHIRE FOREST OF DEAN RUDFORD AND HIGHLEADON POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 NMGW Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2004 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.