Record ID: KENT-F9932C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An cast copper-alloy buckle with integral plate possibly of late roman or early-medieval date. Description: The buckle has a single, narrow ovae.g.l loop. The integral plate is attached at the opposite side with a clear hole for the pin. The plate is however broken so it is unclear as to its original form. The reverse is hollow creating a lip around the edge of the plate and buckle. It has an even mid-green patination. Measurements; 35.7mm wide, remaining length 15mm, 3.5mm thick and 6.7g in weight. Discussion: Oval and D-shaped buckles with integral plates were used du…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
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Record ID: KENT-16DBE3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Early-Medieval copper-alloy single loop ovoid buckle and plate circa sixth century date. Description: The frame is roughly ovoid with a narrowed offset strap-bar. It is missing its pin. The loop is D-shape in section and without decoration. The frame is D-shaped in cross-section. Wrapped round the narrowed offset strap-bar is the buckleplate. The buckleplate has been cast and then parts hammered flat. This leaves the plate with a raised rectangluar seciton on the front which has been white metal coated. At the split end is three rivet holes two of which all rem…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Sunday 7th November 2021
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Record ID: KENT-36BB02
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uncertain incomplete object possibly cast Early-Medieval copper-alloy single loop ovoid buckle circa sixth century date. Description: The frame is roughly ovoid with a narrowed offset strap-bar. It is missing its pin and the offset bar is mostly snapped away. The hoop is D shape in section and the buckle without decoration. The frame is pointed oval in cross-section. The buckle is an off grey colour with some mottled green corrosion. Parts of the frame have become flakey. Measurements: Width: 27.71mm, length 18.06mm, Thickness: 5.53mm and Weight: 6.61g in weight. Dis…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
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Record ID: KENT-F065ED
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusually large and robust cast copper-alloy pin with an expanded terminal body, possibly from a buckle of early medieval or high-medieval date. Description: The pin has a shield-shaped base from which projects a long bevelled tongue, which curves downward at the terminal to end in a lightly pointed tip. The back is plain with an integral binding point at the back of the base possibly to attach it to the now missing frame which remains only as a stub. Measurements: 21.99mm long, 14.57mm high, 11.4mm wide and 9.2g in weight. Discussion: The size of this object point…
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th September 2020
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Record ID: KENT-9A050C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and corroded cast copper-alloy D-shaped buckle frame with integral plate and Borre style zoomorphic decoration, dating c. late 9th-11th century. Description: The frame has a roughly elongated D-shape in plan with a pin rest at the outer edge is a stylised animal head. This has a groove on the back of the head between the ears to take the tip of the pin. The head has large rounded, hollow ears, a pointed downwards facing muzzle. The eyes are prominent and rounded with large arching eyebrows. The inside of the frame has been bevelled, including behind the animal head…
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Record ID: KENT-746942
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle frame early Medieval c. 400-700. Marzinzik 2003, 23, Class I.5 Description: Ooval with a flat underside, rounded outer edge and angled inner edge. Slight swelled towards the outer edge with transverse ribs. The udnerside has slight casting flaw int he form of a tourgh along it centre. The buckles surface is heavily pitted and corroded and it has a light-mid green patination. Measurements: 20.28mm long, 27.95mm wide, 7.83mm thick and 11.52g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Record ID: KENT-30FFDC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast silver coated and gilt copper-alloy shield tongue with inlaid slab garnets from a buckle of Marzinzik (2003) Type I.3 or II.14, likely forming a complete set with a D- shaped or rectangular buckle. dating to the first half of the 6th century. Description: The pin has a narrow rectangular shaped shield from which projects the bevelled waisted arched tongue, which curves downward at the terminal to end in a blunt tip. The back has an indent for a missing fastening the tongue to the frame. The pin is complete and has a rectangular cell on the upper surface containing two rectan…
Created on: Thursday 1st August 2019
Last updated: Friday 9th August 2019
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Record ID: KENT-723ECB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy shield-tongue from a buckle of Marzinzik (2003) Type 1.2, likely forming a complete set with a D-shaped buckle Description:The pin has a shield-shaped base from which projects the bevelled tongue, which curves downward at the terminal to end in a blunt tip. The back is plain with an iron fasenting for the frame which remains only as stubs. the downars point of th epin has snapped across its length Meausrements: 30.67mm long, 18.09mm wide, 9.82mm thick and 19.19g in weight. Discussion: This buckle tongue fits well into Marzinzik's (2003) Type I.…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: KENT-C42C4A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy 'shield-on-pin' buckle pin, likely 7th century in date. Description: The shield or plate is trapezoidal in plan, flat at the front and reverse. The front is decorated with nine punched 'dots' arranged in a triangular arrangement. aligned point up. There is an incised border around the outside. The down-turned shaft of the pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat on the reverse and narrows from the base to the point. As the pin drops towards the point there is a slight indent on its reverse. The reverse has the corroded iron …
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Record ID: KENT-18C99F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Early-Medieval copper-alloy single loop ovoid buckle circa sixth century date. Description: The frame is roughly ovoid with a narrowed offset strap-bar. It is missing its pin. The hoop is D shape in section and the buckle without decoration. The frame is circular in cross-section. The buckle is an off grey colour with some mottled green patination. Parts of the frame have become flakey. Measurements: Width: 33.5 mm, length 19.5mm, Thickness: 5.2mm and Weight: 13.28g. Discussion: These buckles fits Marzinzik's (2003) Type I.5 and Hines and Bayliss (2013) T…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
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Record ID: KENT-F46F4E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A pair of cast silver buckle loops, found in close association with each other, dating to the late 5th -6th centuries. Description: Both buckles are D-shaped with a narrowed offset bar for the tongues, now missing. The faces of each buckle are heavily finished and bevelled, leaving them faceted on their outer edges and smooth on the inner surfaces. The smaller of the two buckles (b) is smoother and faceting less obvious than buckle (a). Some iron corrosion is present on both buckles' strap bars, likely due to the attachment of the now missing buckle tongues, a common feature of…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-964094
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small complete Early-Medieval cast copper-alloy buckle with near complete sheet metal buckle plate, dating from the late 6th to early 8th centuries AD. Description: The buckle is formed from a cast elongated oval frame with a circular cross-section and a small wire pin which droops slightly over the frame. The rectangular sheet copper-alloy buckle plate is undecorated and folded round the frame with a hole cut in the middle to allow the pin to be added. two rivet holes are present at the opposite end of the plate to the buckle. Both rivets are entirely missing. The entire set is …
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2017
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Record ID: KENT-7FA24B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A composite early-medieval gold, garnet and green glass cloisonné mount, possibly from a buckle. Description: The mount is sub-triangular in form. It comprises a gold frame, constructed from a sheet gold back-plate to which have been soldered gold strips, set edge-on, to create four cells: three hemispherical cells arranged around a central triangular cell. The hemispherical cells are inlaid with red stones, probably garnets, and the triangular cell is inlaid with green glass. The gold frame is edged with a strand of gold beaded wire, masking the join between cells and back-plate.…
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D1521A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large complete cast copper alloy buckle frame of early-medieval date, Marzinzik type 5a (2003, 23). The buckle is sub-D-shaped in plan with a chunky circular section. The tongue is mostly missing from the tongue/strap bar which has substantial iron corrosion around around it, likely remains of the tongue. The strap bar is minimal and and not deeply inset. The outer edge of the frame is thinner than the tongue side. No obvious deocraiton. This buckle frame plate is grey green in colour due to copper alloy patinaiton. Measurements:49.73mm high, 32.76mm wide, 12.4mm thick and weighs…
Created on: Thursday 1st October 2015
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
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