File:Copper alloy Urnes style zoomorphic buckle, c.1000-1050; obverse. (FindID 92638).jpg

English: Cast copper alloy buckle, slightly worn, details indistinct. The terminal of the integral plate is in the form of a slender head of a snake-like animal and behind this is a raised swelling pierced by a hole which originally held a rivet. From this swelling the body loops around in a figure-eight shape from which proceed tendrils. The body forms the frame of the buckle, then crosses the body and curves around again to pass across the neck. On the outer edge of the frame is a raised projection which appears to represent the nose of a large zoomorphic head, the upper part of which is missing. The projections on either side are presumably ears. The missing pin would have rested in the central hole at the junction of plate and frame. Indications of the former presence of the pin can be seen on the underside of the projecting nose, in the form of a slight transverse groove. This intriguing object is especially unusual in view of the head mounted prominently on the buckle frame. It dates to the mid-11th century or a little later and is a fine example of the English Urnes style. At present there are no clear parallels. (D Williams). Length 59.74mm, width 19.91mm, thickness 10.26mm, weight 15.10g.

Published, with illustration, in Geake (2005, 342; fig. 7b).