Record ID: BERK-882891
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle (probably), possibly dating to the Roman period although it could date to the Medieval period. The object consists of a rounded corner of the frame, the bottom of which swells outwards before narrowing to a double banded moulded constriction. The reverse of the object is slightly concaved, and there is no decoration anywhere on the object. The object is broadly similar to some zoomorphic buckles of the late Roman period (Hawkes & dunning 1961), but no direct comparison could be made, hence the uncertainty of date.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-17D717
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete but very worn cast cu-alloy late Roman pelta-shaped buckle dating to the 3rd century AD. This buckle is probably a derivative of late Roman military dolphin buckles. The buckle frame no longer has the shape of two dolphins, but is layed out in a simple geometrical style with the rectangular strap bar attached to the loop. S Laycock and C Marshall argue that "...the distribution of the dolphins buckle along the imperial borders in continental Europe makes it fairly clear that the buckles there have a primarily military function. Their stylistic diversity and distribution on ci…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oxenholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-379E41
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded fragment of a cast copper-alloy single-looped dolphin buckle frame of late Roman date. It consists of one single dolphin head, moulded in low relief, with an open snout that has broken short of the object it would have held. It has a large circular eye formed of a punched ring-and-dot motif, and a long and low crest runs along the top of the head. The lower surface of the buckle is flat and undecorated. The buckle has corroded to a variable red-brown colour. This buckle is similar to those illustrated in Appels and Laycock (2007, 168 ff.).
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buriton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-CD9127
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper single looped buckle with integral triangular plate. The loop is D shaped with bevelled outer edges.The edges of the plate are also bevelled. At the front of the plate there is a small circular hole, through which the pin is attached, flanked by slight knop at either with a copper alloy rivet through. Beyond this the plate tapers to form a triangular shape and terminates in a short oval transverse bar. There is another circular copper alloy rivet through the mid point of this bar. The pin is hooked at the attachment end and is D sectioned. The back of the buckle and plat…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF-4D1851
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Medieval to Post-medieval double-looped buckle frame. The loops are oval and meet at a central bar. The frame is faceted and has a flat back. It measures 28.09mm in length, 24.39mm in width and weighs 4.2g.
Created on: Monday 5th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rattlesden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8D3F80
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman (AD 100-300) copper alloy buckle frame, missing its pin and plate. It measures 24.04x28.53x6.47mm and weighs 6.5g. The frame is D-shaped with pierced integral lugs for the missing plate. Iron corrosion is apparent around the lugs suggesting an iron axis. The reverse of the frame is flat and undecorated, but to the other side the outside edge of the frame is adorned with a crest from which project nine equidistant knops. The crest is decorated with tiny transverse incised lines. The crest extends to the top of the lugs while the ends of the frame curl inside the…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-9F54E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper-alloy buckle of Roman military type, dating 2nd-3rd century. The buckle has a D-shaped frame with inward curling terminals, a narrow rectangular neck, and a broader rectangular strap loop. Iron corrosion from the pin is found on the upper and lower faces of the neck, and the base of the pin shaft is corroded in situ on the upper face. This type of buckle is common across the Roman world and has been found at numerous sites along Hadrian's Wall, for example at South Shields.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-31DCD6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a late Roman to early Early Medieval zoomorphic buckle frame of Hawkes and Duinning Type IIA. One side of the frame survives along with part of the head of one dolphin with a ring and pit for its eye. Behind the head are five short grooves and there is also a pair of short grooves on the point of the tail.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-AE8085
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Late Roman to early Early medieval cast copper alloy military belt buckle fragment of Hawkes and Dunning Type IB. The object consists of part of the buckle frame, in the form of two dolphin meeting mouth to mouth, with two horses' heads emerging from the backs of the dolphins. The buckle was produced in an open cast, and C-shaped scale details were then punched onto the bodies of the fish and a row of Cs representing a dorsal fin onto the base of the horse heads. The same punch may have used to mark the horses' eyes. The marks of rough filing are visible on the reverse. This fragment …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-AEED18
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy buckle of Hawkes and Dunning Type IA of late Roman to early Early medieval date. Oval frame with narrowed bar and D-sectioned flat-backed outside edge with moulded pin notch between a pair of confronting dolphin heads with drilled eyes; cast pin with square boss near loop and lozengiform terminal drooped over notch; oval folded sheet plate with two convex headed rivets and polygonal sheet roves (one missing), and sides and inside edge of front part folded down over equal-sized rear part. Frame 18.5 x 33mm. Plate 22 x 30.5mm. Dates to the 4th century or later.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Narford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D6FB25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate of Hawkes and Dunning Type IIA of late Roman to early Early medieval date. The single plate is sub-rectangular and of openwork design. The half of the plate closest to the frame has straight top and bottom sides and is perforated by three equal-sized holes, the central one of which would have served as a point of attachment for the now-missing pin. In addition to the holes, there is a vertical line of three ring-and-dot punchmarks on this half of the plate. The other half of the plate is less regular, with two trapezoidal apertures creating a '…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-FDFE86
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy Late Roman buckle, c. 4th-c. 5th century AD. Hawkes and Dunning Type IIIB. The buckle consists of a D-shaped buckle loop with a trapezoidal integrally-cast plate on the outer face, a small plate on the reverse, two rivets and a pin, all of which are made of copper alloy. The D-shaped buckle loop has bevelled outer and inner edges and has incised decoration of two stylised dolphin heads from the side profile, with an eye, jaws and v-shaped delineation between head and body for each; a further line runs from top to the bottom of the jaws. The reverse surfac…
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amberly', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BAE647
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged copper-alloy late Roman non zoomorphic buckle plate. It is broadly rectangular in plan and expands slightly towards the attachment end. The other end is recessed to accommodate the frame and is incomplete, there is a central notch for the pin at this end which is flanked by two rectangular projections which would have folded in on themselves and been integrally attached to the reverse of the plate. There are two oval perforations visible at the attachment end, one in each corner, a single copper-alloy rivet survives. The perforations have been made from the f…
Created on: Saturday 28th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-FE9694
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy roman military buckle. Only a part of the plate has been preserved. The buckle frame is probably oval, with the terminals slightly curving back in on themselves. The bar is decorated with a moulded transverse line. A rivet hole and the remains of another are preserved at each corner of the bar. The pin location is still perceptible.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-A8CFF2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy plate, rectangular with two protruding lugs at one end, the other end rounded and possible truncated. Incised on its face is a 'swash N' motif made up of four conjoined petals with two rings at the points where they join. The lower part of the plate bears two columns of incised arcs set either side of a central line. On the back of the plate are two projecting pins, 3.8mm diameter x 3.8mm long. No trace of enamel inlay was found although its original presence is likely. The 'swash N' is a motif with good Iron Age antecedents but its appearence on what appears ot be…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4ACA90
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame of Roman date. It is a d-shaped frame which is sub-rectangular in section. It has a narrowed space in the centre of the bar for the pin which is missing. It is decorated with a series of transverse lines on the top and bottom edges which extend down the bar. There are two circular indentations, one either side of the narrowing of the bar. It measures 35.03mm in length, 27.51mm in width, 4.52mm in thickness and weighs 13.71g.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-791805
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy zoomorphic buckle of Hawkes and Dunning Type IB. Expanded forward edge with narrowed curving arms, the strap bar is missing. On either corner of the forward edge projects a horses head. These are situated back to back, looking out over the arms. These heads have a curving main at the rear, an angled notch cut into the forward edge to demarcate the head from the neck. The heads are decorated with a crescent for the eyes, with a line of dots at the base of the head. In between the heads, the frame is recessed to act as a pin rest. The frame is decorated with a line o…
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'north Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A0BA82
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Roman cast copper alloy buckle, probably of Hawkes and Dunning Type IA. The fragment consists of the outer edge and one side of the oval shaped buckle, the rest is lost to old breaks. It is D-shaped in section, the front is convex and the back flat. The front of the outer edge is moulded into two dolphins heads facing each other with open jaws holding a pellet between them. The dolphins both have prominent crests, deeply indented eyes and indents between the cheek and open mouth. The crests are decorated with incised diagonal lines. There is a large indent…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0B7553
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy late Roman military buckle, dating from the late 4th century. The remains of the buckle consists of approximately half of the buckle frame; this has two zoomorphic heads, from the mouths of which protrude the pin and plate bar (now both missing). The beasts' heads are stylised but an up-turned, open snout and pair of eyes are clearly depicted. There is no other detail. This buckle is of Hawkes & Dunning (1961) Type IIIA.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bicester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1C6742
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy single-loop rectangular buckle (AD 43-100). The frame is slightly misshapen and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It has a large lip in the form of a pin rest at the outer edge and the bar is slightly narrowed. The plain cruciform style pin is convex on the upper face and flat on the underside. It has a loop which fully encloses the bar and the shaft has two transverse curving arms, one at each side. Each arm is bevelled at the front edge and one arm is partly missing due to a break. The shaft of the pin tapers to a point and the tip is missing …
Created on: Monday 2nd January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.