Accession No
1913.310
Description
Copper alloy single looped buckle with forked spacer. Oval shaped loop with lipped outer frame; the front side is bevelled and the reverse is flat. Bifurcated prongs are flat and stepped inside; one is shorter and thinner.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington
Period
Medieval
Source
Conybeare, John William Edward (Reverend) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1913.310; MAA: Z 30201; AR 1913.205
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
40mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board along with Z 30140. Handwritten label - front reads: 'Conybeare Coll: Bronze strap-end and Bronze Buckle.' Back reads: 'Conybeare College.'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Buckle, tongue missing, forked tang longer one side than the other
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1913.310-311: 'Two [buckles] with peaked rim and forked tang.'
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 30201: 'Bronze buckle'.
Event Date 18/6/1979
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
At an unknown date this object became disassociated with its original accession number (1913.310) and was re-accessioned as Z 30201. They have now been matched up, and the findspot of Barrington was confirmed.
Event Date 24/3/2021
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy single looped buckle with forked spacer. Oval shaped loop with lipped outer frame; the front side is bevelled and the reverse is flat. Bifurcated prongs are flat and stepped inside; one is shorter and thinner.
Event Date 8/12/2023
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:15813
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