Record ID: BERK-EB3477
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late Roman - Early Medieval (4th - early 5th Century) copper alloy buckle and plate of Hawkes and Dunning Type 1B. The buckle has a pair of facing dolphins at the centre of the outer edge. Each has open jaws defined by two incised transverse lines and a ring-and-dot for the eye. A recess in the area between the jaws serves as the pin rest. Each dolphin has a horse extending from its crest and which look in the opposite direction to the dolphin. The horses are flat and set below the dolphins that are moulded. Each horse has a short line for the mouth, a short transverse line…
Created on: Friday 7th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-661B73
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy sub-rectangular buckle of possible Medieval date (AD 1066 – AD 1500). The pin is missing. Length 28mm, width 28.5mm and 2.6mm thick. Weight 5.22g. The upper surface, which is slightly convex, is decorated overall with ?engraved scroll-work and curvilinear decoration. Viewed in plan, the outside edge of the frame is wider than the sides of the frame and has a semi-circular profile. There is a moulded scroll on each side of the frame adjacent to the narrowed bar which is square in cross-section, 2.8mm x 2.8mm. At the centre of the outside edge is a pronounced s…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brighstone Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-674BA7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy fragment of a probable Roman buckle frame. The frame is of Hawkes and Dunning type IIA (1961, fig 17 j), which is made up of a seperate loop, tongue and plate held together with a bolt. The loop of this type is formed of a pair of confronting dolphins. In this example less than half of the loop survives, the dolphin tail end is complete but the end where the dolphin head would be expected is missing due to an old break. The fragment mesaures 33mm in length and 12mm in width. The tail appears to be resting on a horizontal bar, which is similar to an example from Lu…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-7E7DB7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy double looped buckle frame with a central integral bar, pin missing. Probably Medieval or Post Medieval. Length 29.5mm, width 26.6mm and 2.2mm thick. Weight 4.72g. The loops are oval and almost identical and both are bevelled slightly on the inside edges. The front face of the frame is convex and the rear face is flat and plain. There is no pin-rest. The narrowed bar which is 2.5mm in width, is D-shaped in cross-section and flat at the rear. The frame has a patchy dark green patina over most of the surface and the metal appears to be in a stable condition. …
Created on: Friday 14th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-7ED0B5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy double looped buckle frame with a central integral bar, pin missing. Probably Medieval or Post Medieval. Length 24mm, width 20mm and 2.6mm thick. Weight 3.41g. The loops are oval and almost identical, although not quite symmetrical. Both loops are bevelled slightly on their inside edges. The front face of the frame is convex and the rear face is flat and plain. There is no pin-rest. The narrowed bar which is 3mm in width, is sub-triangular in cross-section. The frame is slightly corroded and has a patchy dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 14th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4D03B4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle pin of Early Medieval date, probably sixth century (AD 500 - AD 600). The loop is broken and missing. Length 38.6mm, maximum width 15mm and maximum thickness 5mm. Weight 7.98g. The plate, to which the loop was formerly attached, is sub-rectangular in plan, about 16.5mm x 15mm. It has rounded corners and mid-way along each side (the longer dimension) is a small indentation. On the upper and lower surfaces of the plate is a small deposit of iron corrosion. The plate may be classified as a derivative of the shield-shaped type. The shaft, which tapers s…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shorwell Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7AE793
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late roman belt buckle of Hawkes and Dunning Type IB [1961, P45). The D-shaped frame has very stylised dolphins with four bands of mouldings for the jaws. The crests of the dolphins have been developed into outward facing horse-heads. The horses features are not defined other than lightly notched manes. The pin is missing. The length is 20.1mm, the width is 24.8mm and the weight is 5.83g. A similar parallel is in Hawkes and Dunning, 1961, P46, Fig.16 No.e.
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-50F815
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of probable Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (AD 1450 – AD 1550). Maximum external diameter 40.05mm, internal diameter 27mm and 2mm thick. Weight 10.03g. The frame is round and ornate with an integral bar which is incomplete and has old breaks. The upper surface of the frame is slightly convex and the underside is flat. It is in the form of a five petalled flower and each petal is defined by a transverse groove. The eroded parts of the bar are circular in cross-section. The metal is a reddish colour and patches of a bright green patina su…
Created on: Saturday 5th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brighstone Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-786A87
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete and corroded copper alloy folded sub-rectangular buckle plate of probable late thirteenth to mid-fourteenth century date (c. AD 1270 – c. AD 1350). Length 27.4mm, width 8.2mm and 4mm thick. Weight 2.02g. The shorter axis is parallel to the bar position. The plate has a relatively large pin slot and is recessed to accommodate a buckle frame. At the front there are five symmetrically situated dome-headed rivets, two near the attachment end and two near the pin slot. Each rivet head is about 2mm in diameter. The fifth rivet is at the centre of the plate. All five rivets prot…
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A08D62
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy oval framed buckle of Medieval date, probably AD 1250 – AD 1400. Length 23mm, width 31.2mm and 3.3mm thick. Weight 4.15g. The front face of the frame is convex and the rear face is flat. An extended ornate outside edge of the frame has three irregular grooves. The narrowed off-set bar is 15mm in length and is circular in cross-section, about 1.8mm in diameter. The piece has bronze disease although most of the surfaces have a light green patina. There appears to be iron staining at one end of the bar.
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A45397
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy oval looped buckle frame of Medieval date, probably AD 1350 – AD 1400. Length 18mm, width 23mm and maximum thickness 4.5mm. Weight 2.88g. The front face of the frame is convex and the rear face is largely flat. There is a swelling at the outer edge of the frame that has a central notch for the pin. The notch is flanked on either side by paired ridges. The narrowed off-set bar is 12mm in length and is sub-rectangular in cross-section. Mid-way along the length of the bar is a wear mark that was created by the loop of the pin which is missing. The piece is generally c…
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-CC9126
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete and crumpled copper alloy folded sheet buckle plate of probable Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (AD 1400 – AD 1700). Length, if straightened, 48mm, width 15.5mm and 0.2mm thick. Weight 2.58g. The piece consists of one half only. About 3mm of the other missing part of the plate has survived at the fold. The plate has a relatively large pin-slot which is 6mm long and 4mm in width and minor frame recesses. The attachment end is concave. At each corner of the attachment end is a hole to accommodate a rivet. Both of the holes are about 2.5mm in diameter and both rive…
Created on: Friday 11th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-208945
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy oval buckle frame of Medieval date, probably c. AD 1350 – c. AD 1400. Length 19.6mm, width 20mm and 4mm thick. Weight 3.26g. The outside edge of the frame has two rounded knops that form a constriction for a copper alloy crudely grooved sheet roller. The width of the roller is about 8mm and it appears to be fused to the frame within the constriction. There is a seam on the underside of the roller. The sides of the frame are sub-oval in cross-section. The off-set bar is 14 mm in length and sub-rectangular in cross-section. Mid-way along the bar, at the centre, there…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B62D55
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy single sheet rectangular buckle plate. The plate has two broken arms which would have wrapped over pin bar. The face of the plate is decorated with a pressed design of a peacock going left with a tail curled round under itself. The tail terminates with a trefoil resembling a lis. There are two rivet holes at the attachment end. The face has been gilded.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-C6E5B8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy buckle with an integral triangular plate, from a Roman military belt. The frame and plate are made in one piece; the plate is sub-triangular in shape with an openwork triangle in the centre, below the D-shaped frame. The apex of the triangular plate has a flat circular terminal. Both the outer edge of the plate and the inner edge of the triangular perforation are bevelled, and in between is decoration of linear grooves. The short edge, where the plate is attached to the frame, has a central hole now blocked with iron corrosion from the remains of the pin. At eith…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-EFBFB1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete sub-square partial medieval buckle plate made from copper-alloy sheet. The plate depicts the secular scene of a hunter on horseback with a possible falcon and dog in Limoges-style enamel, though only traces of the blue enamel background survive. Some traces of gilding survives down one edge of the mount. The featureless head of the hunter is in relief and he wears a striped tunic, trousers and boots. His left hand holds the reins of the horse and in his outreached left hand is the falcon. In front of the horse is a dog, though it is barely visible without the enamel. One…
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
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Record ID: SUR-32D603
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A rectangular buckle frame with an attached plate. The buckle is slightly rhomboidal with thick narrow sides which slope upwards slightly. The pin seating is pronounced. The buckle plate is rectangular and has a series of low transverse ridges along each of which are bands of possible punched triangles, though these are now faint. From the plate project three prominent extensions each ending in a circular expansion and each of which is pierced for a copper alloy rivet. The pin is missing.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-475B74
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy buckle with integral plate. The frame is D-shaped and has moulded ridges around the edge. There is a circular pin hole 3 mm in diameter; to either side of this is a small projecting lobe. The plate is asymmetric and has three rounded lobes separated by curved grooves; each lobe has a circular perforation slightly smaller than the pin hole. The ornament is in the late Viking Urnes Style which arrived in England in the mid 11th century and continued into the 12th. This buckle has a very simplified version of the style; the design is normally cast in openwork form, giving…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-D92A34
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy buckle frame and pin. A trapezoidal buckle frame with a wide, D sectioned, outer edge. The front of the outer edge is flat and has unusual decoration. There is a row of annular stamps on the front, flanking the deeply grooved pin rest. The outer edge of the frame has decoration of a longitudinal line along both exterior and interior edges, consisting of tiny offset back-to-back triangular indentations, looking like interrupted rocker-arm engraving. The reverse of the outer edge has a row of about ten rectangular indentations along its length, and several much smaller smal…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-DC37C4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian single loop buckle. The D-shaped frame is in openwork Urnes style that dates the buckle to the late 11th century. On either side of the copper-alloy strap bar are two biting beasts with pointed oval eyes. The ribbon like bodies of the beast's form the frame the buckle, interlacing with curving lines. The strap bar has the remains of an iron pin, which is now broken into two pieces. The length is 32.6mm, the width is 30.0mm and the weight is 10.90g. Cf. an example from Warwick published in Owen (2001, 214; Pl. 11.6e)
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.