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Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Buckle Pin
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Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2008-02-28 22:05:59
Title
Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Buckle Pin
Description
English: An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle pin of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 450 - c. AD 600). Length: 31.2mm; width: 10.0mm and 15.5mm thick. Weight: 5.14g.

These pins are traditionally known as 'shield on tongue' types. In plan, the 'shield' element is 'waisted' at each side and curved at the end. The shaft (tongue) is D-shaped in cross-section throughout its length and is flat on the under side. The pin-tip curves downwards slightly and is rounded at the end. There is no sign of wear on the underside of the pin-tip where it would have made contact with the outside edge of the frame. On the underside of the shaft, throughout its length, there is an off-centre casting seam. This seam continues along to the stub of a loop which is also off-centre. Around the stub there is a deposit of iron staining. A small area of iron staining is also present on the top of the 'shield'.

This pin is in a stable condition and has a mid-green patina overall. There is no evidence of burning or melting.

This buckle is similar to several unprovenanced examples from the Chessell Down, Isle of Wight Anglo-Saxon cemetery (Arnold 1982, fig. 28). A sixth century date is proposed by Arnold for this cemetery.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 450 and 600
Accession number
FindID: 211331
Old ref: IOW-72E5C4
Filename: IOW2008-1-103.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/166918
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/166918/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/211331
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