Lyminge Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Grave 12
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Lyminge Cemetery Introduction
GRAVE 12. A well-built man; 5 ft. 11
in. ; 45 years of age; skeleton well-preserved; supine, full length,
arms straight; 82 deg., 1 ft. 7 in. deep.
Finds. A bronze buckle and attachment-plate
(Fig. 8, No. 5) at the right waist, tongue pointing right. The
tongue, which was hinged by a curved projection from its base has a
slightly developed square shield. The buckle and tongue are decorated
with tiny punched circles. The end of the belt, after passing around
the stem of the buckle, was clamped between the attachment-plate and
two flat brackets, ¼ in. wide, held in position by rivets, allowing a
clearance of 1/16 in. between brackets and the back of the
attachment-plate. The bracket nearest the buckle was, however, bent to
accommodate the double thickness of the belt after it had passed round
the stem of the buckle. Two rectangular belt-plates of bronze (Fig.
8, Nos. 6a and b) at the right and left waist were each fastened to
the belt by 4 rivets with bronze washers, 3/16 in. in diameter.
They also allowed a clearance of 1/16 in. for the belt. The
attachment-plate and two belt-plates are decorated round their edges
with a series of punched concentric double semi-circles.
An iron knife with two small worked flints (Fig. 10,
Nos. 1 and 2) at the right arm.
A small bronze buckle and attachment-plate (Fig.
8, No. 4) at the pelvis, tongue pointing towards the feet.