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BUCKLE
Unique ID: BUC-9FCD72
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A Late Saxon (Anglo-Scandinavian) D-shaped copper-alloy buckle frame decorated in the 'English' Ringerike style (11th century). The frame is complete though the pin is missing; the bar is recessed. The sides and outer edge are composed of a pair of moulded animals, to be viewed in profile with their mouths gripping the ends of the bar; the mouths extend beyond the bar slightly. On the outer edge the animals terminate in scrolls flanking union knot in the form of a fleur-de-lis. The elements of this central foliate motif are connected by a transverse fillet. The animals' eyes are moulded and both have collar-like pairs of moulded transverse ridges at the neck, which are connected to, or may form part of, head crests. The reverse of the buckle is flat.
A close parallel is a buckle from Upper Thames Street, London (Thomas 2001; Kershaw 2010, part 2, fig. 5), which differs in minor details such as its even more upturned snout.
Length 37.65 mm. Width 35.38 mm. Thickness 3.72 mm. Weight: 16.29 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Scandinavian style
Date from: Circa AD 1000
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.65 mm
Width: 35.38 mm
Thickness: 3.72 mm
Weight: 16.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th September 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Wycombe (District)
To be known as: Longwick cum Ilmer
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw, J. | 2010 | Viking-Age Scandinavian art styles and their appearance in the British Isles Part 2: Late Viking-Age art styles, Datasheet 43 | Oxford | Finds Research Group AD 700-1700 | 4 | 5 | |
| Thomas, G. | 2001 | Vikings in the City: a Ringerike-style buckle and related artefacts from London | London | London Archaeologist Association |
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