Accession No
1948.1525 A
Description
Iron buckle with copper alloy plate. Oval shaped frame with circular cross section, most missing; part of pin present with loop. Rectangular plate of sheet copper alloy with central sewing hole towards rear edge, decorated with linear rows of punchmarks.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Linton; Linton Heath
Period
Anglo Saxon
Source
Neville, Richard Cornwallis (Lord Braybrooke) [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1948.1525 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Iron buckle with bronze plate. A small amount of material adheres to the back of the buckle. Bronze plate has punched dot decoration.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Linton Barrow. Grave 9, near skeleton 9. Excavated in 1853.
One iron rivet attached to the strap; 4 silver rings and an iron ring and knife not traced.
Event Date 1853
Author: maa
Context (References)
Neville, Richard C. (1854). ‘Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Excavated January, 1853’. The Archaeological Journal, vol. XI. pp. 95-115
Event Date 1854
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Sarah-Jane Harknett: 'Rivet no longer present. S-J Harknett'
Event Date 12/1/2001
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Iron buckle with copper alloy plate. Oval shaped frame with circular cross section, most missing; part of pin present with loop. Rectangular plate of sheet copper alloy with central sewing hole towards rear edge, decorated with linear rows of punchmarks.
Event Date 5/1/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:15947
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