Accession No
Z 21369
Description
Copper alloy buckle with D-shaped frame of trapezoidal cross section decorated with an inlaid silver strip on the front face. Decorative pin of cast copper alloy with flared, projecting terminal and tall, narrow pin.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Anglo Saxon Frankish
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 21369
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Silver
Local Term
Measurements
29mm x 40mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Frankish buckle with applied silver strip running round top of frame.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Associated label reads: 'Frankish buckle Cambridge C.A.S. 1911'
Event Date 1911
Author: Lily Pencliffe
Context (Field collection)
Accession register gives the date '1911', possibly the date of collection/excavation.
Event Date 1911
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy buckle with D-shaped frame of trapezoidal cross section decorated with an inlaid silver strip on the front face. Decorative pin of cast copper alloy with flared, projecting terminal and tall, narrow pin.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Lily Pencliffe
FM:8947
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