An Early Medieval buckle with zoomorphic heads at each end of the bar. This type of buckle can be referred to as “Beast Biting Bar Type”. The centre of the buckle is marked by raised rectangular strips which serve as a rest for the pin.
 
This style of buckle has been described as 'late Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norman' in Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast.
 
Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme website under record ID’s YORYM-E4F2F6, SWYOR-509307 and WMID-BB5973.
 
This buckle would have seen use between the 11th – 12th centuries.
 
Cast in brass in the UK using the lost wax casting process, original master carved by Andy Mason, cast by Stuart Makin of Jackhammer Forge. 
 
30mm wide x 28mm long. Suitable for a 12mm wide belt strap.
The buckle comes supplied with a brass plate and rivet to fix it to your belt strap.