2024-03-29T05:48:41+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results21104Cheshire West and Chester1Unitary AuthorityEARLY MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorLVPL-BFBC1E_c.jpg435522014Generated from computer mapping software1124371EM3.88Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL43552600Restricted Accessx41022263454946.8Cheshire West and Chester106272015-04-13T16:32:40ZReturned to finderNorth WestCirca
A cast copper alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper alloy buckle frame, probably dating from the 6th century. The frame is rectangular, with a single loop, thick edges and a recessed narrowed bar. The pin is missing. The underside of the buckle is flat and plain but the upper face is decorated with a curved recess either side of the notch for the pin. The recess contains seven raised triangles on each side. The recess would probably have been inlaid with decoration, perhaps in a zig-zag around the raised triangles. Damage at one side of the frame suggests that the inlay may have been deliberately removed. The pin is missing. The notch which would have held the pin measures 2.97mm in width. The object has a dark brown patina and is in good condition.
This buckle belongs to Marzinzik's Type I.6, rectangular with a narrowed bar. Other examples are found in southern and eastern England and date broadly from the sixth century; the closest, with a groove for decoration, is perhaps Chessell Down grave 40 (Marzinzik 2003, 24-5, pl. 16). Two further similar frames, from Mucking II, Essex Grave 823 (Plate 82, p. 199, No. 914a) and from Highdown, West Sussex, Grave 34 (Plate 83, page 200, No. 581) were placed by Marzinzik in her Type II.11 and II.13 on the basis of their attached plates; both again have panels of inlaid decoration, and the Highdown example appears to come from a late fifth-century grave.
A similar example which can be found on the database is HAMP-A0905A, which has gilding and garnet inlays.
Helen Geake24.197Huxley1Anglo-Saxon styleLVPL-BFCBCE626798Marzinzik Type I.61EARLY MEDIEVALBUCKLERestricted Accessfinds-626798x4101211117.8410LVPL-BFBC1EIncomplete450x41022images/voakden/1475838PAS53BBFBC1001ED732014-07-08T15:10:09ZCertainx410222014-05-31T23:00:00Z147Regional importanceEARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:53.221ZCheshire West and Chester100Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectorLVPL-80B024.JPG435522009From a paper map12567EM8.85Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL435521100Restricted Accessx4102221.8Cheshire West and Chester106272011-02-24T13:14:58ZNorth WestA single looped cast copper alloy buckle, dating from the late early-medieval to medieval period (10th to 12th century). The strap bar is very narrow, whilst the D-shaped frame is wide with a circular section. There is a notch for the pin, but the pin is missing. The frame is very thick, 8.85mm. An integral moulded decoration projects from either side of the buckle frame. The detail is unclear however it is possibly stylised representation of an animal head. Below the buckle bar there are two more projections which are tail-end Urnes style. It has a dark green patina and is in good condition.
An exact parallel is unknown for this object, however the style of the buckle is similar to the style of Early Medieval buckles with two animals biting the strap bar such as DENO-8E90B8 or YORYM-FDCB12. The object can also be compared to the Early-Medieval swivel-fittings such as HAMP-1ECD73 and WMID4110.
Daniel Pett28.797Vale RoyalLVPL-80B7E52757251BUCKLERestricted Accessfinds-2757251135.66LVPL-80B024Incomplete1000images/voakden/12279030014AF80B7501C6242009-11-09T12:30:45ZCertainx4102212009-07-31T23:00:00Z0EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:44.252Z