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Metallurgical Analysis of the Dress Accessories

site form which include a forked spacer sand-wiched between front and back plates. Whilst these particular objects are not of stylistically uniform ąuality, they are all very similar technical-ly. The analyses of the objects showed that a rangę of alloys were used in their manufacture, and that again no specific alloy composition could be associated with these distinctive objects (sec

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table 9). The rangę of alloy compositions used in their production reflects the ovcrall pattern in that the majority are brass, though some have inereased levels of tin, which put them into the gunmetal category and in some cases they could even be dcscribed as bronze. This same pattern of alloy usage is reflected throughout the dress accessories analysed.

Table 9.

Composition of buckles and strap-ends with forked spacers.

buckles

top piąte = brass, boltorn piąte brass, frame - bronze, loop - gunmetal

top plale ^;= brass, middle piąte = brass, bottom piąte = gunmetal

top piąte = brass, middle piąte = brass, bottom piąte = gunmetal, loop = bronze

piąte = bronze, frame = gunmetal

frame = bronze, piąte = gunmetal

piąte = gunmetal

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323

324

325

326 330

strap-ends 648	top piąte - brass, bottom piąte = brass, edge - lead-lin solder, knop -	gunmetal
650	piąte = brass
651	piąte = (leaded) bronze
654	piąte = brass
658	piąte = brass
660	piąte = gunmetal
662	top piąte = brass, bottom piąte = brass, edge = lead/tin solder
663	piąte = brass
666	piąte = gunmetal
668	piąte = brass
669	top piąte = bronze, middle piąte = bronze, bottom piąte = bronze
670	piąte = brass
671	piąte = brass
672	piąte = brass
673	top piąte = brass, middle piąte = brass, bottom piąte = gunmetal, edge	= lead-tin solder?
674	top piąte = brass, bottom piąte = brass, edge = lead-tin solder?
675	piąte = brass
676	top piąte = brass, middle piąte = gunmetal, bottom piąte = brass
677	piąte = brass
679	piąte = brass
681	top piąte = (leaded) bronze, bottom piąte - bronze, knop = bronze
683	piąte = brass