A copper-alloy buckle frame found near Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire.(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy buckle frame found near Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire.(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Buckle Frame (DENO-98937A)

A copper-alloy buckle frame found near Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire

This copper-alloy buckle frame has a pin rest of zoomorphic form with two widely spaced rounded ears and a rounded snout. It has been classified as a Thomas Class B Type 4 buckle and the decoration is classed as Borre style.

Object Type

Buckle

Date

circa 850 — 1000

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

belt_fitting, Borre, buckle, copper_alloy, Nottinghamshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Scandinavian

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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