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MODERN BUCKLE
Very unusual copper-alloy buckle. The frame and plate are cast in one piece, and it is very thick and chunky. The frame is D-shaped, with an animal head at the pin rest. This has a pair of eyebrows which run downwards to form the nose; the nose ends in a large rounded knob. A knobby eye sits below each eyebrow. There do not appear to be any ears. A groove runs around the outer edge of the fra…
Subject
- archaeology - MODERN
Type of item
- BUCKLE
- Buckle
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1980
- 1980
Places
- United Kingdom; Suffolk; Suffolk Coastal
Identifier
- SF9196
Year
- 1980
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T14:18:53.750Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:14:53.281Z