MEDIEVAL BUCKLE

1066

Part of a buckle which originally had an integral plate and frame. All edges are now broken, but the plate was probably originally rectangular. Engraved decoration of a double-strand saltire within a rectangular border survives, with a short dash of engraving in each angle. Just off-centre are the remains of a small copper-alloy rivet. In the centre of one short side is a sub-rectangular pin hole. All of the frame is missing. All breaks are old. A very worn and corroded object!