06-25-2005, 09:25 PM
Here is a more complete buckle which shows why it was so thin in the center and probably broke. The fullered center was for the prong to lay into.
http://www.netmarshall.co.uk/roman%20(1 ).jpg
Dean
http://www.netmarshall.co.uk/roman%20(1 ).jpg
Dean
Dean Cunningham,
Metalsmith, Father, dilettante
Metalsmith, Father, dilettante