Bronze buckle loop, width 2.5cm. Compressed oval loop of circular section, decorated with groups of triple transverse grooves alternating with pairs of punched dots. Hinge bar slightly thinner. Tongue simple but with slightly raised and grooved back, flattened to allow being bent into hook around hinge-bar. No plate, and no trace of one. No trace of iron oxide.
History
Grave ID
Unknown Sibertswold Downs and Barfrestone Grave
Barfrestone or Sibertswold Downs
Sibertswold
Object ID
M6547
Catalogue Number
M 6547
Material
copper alloy (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; bronze) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)