Accession No

1913.313


Description

Double looped buckle of copper alloy. Frame is the form of a five petalled rose. Decorated with transverse incisions; each petal is shaped on the outer edge and by lateral incisions. Inner edge is plain; aperture is annular; central bar is slightly distorted; looped pin is attached.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington


Period

Medieval


Source

Conybeare, John William Edward (Rev.) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1913.313; MAA: Z 30203; AR 1913.208


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

40mm


Events

Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board. Handwritten label reads: 'Conybeare Coll: Bronze Buckle.'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna


Description (Physical description)
Buckle in shape of rose
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
There is also a sketch diagram on catalogue card for Z 30203
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1913.313: 'One annular [buckle], rose-shaped, with a central bar.'
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 30203: '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 (1913.313) and was re-accessioned as Z 30203 in 1979. 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)
Double looped buckle of copper alloy. Frame is the form of a five petalled rose. Decorated with transverse incisions; each petal is shaped on the outer edge and by lateral incisions. Inner edge is plain; aperture is annular; central bar is slightly distorted; looped pin is attached.
Event Date 8/12/2023
Author: Clare McKenna


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