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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMS-6B32A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Romano-British/Early Saxon buckle frame of Hawkes and Dunning type IIA, found as two fragments on two separate occasions. The dolphin's crest and body are decorated with lines of punched dots, those on the crest joined by obliquely engraved lines. the eye is represented by a punched dot below two concentric crescents, either punched or engraved. The jaws are widely opened with a large aperture between them. The upper 'lip' and that of the counterpart dolphin are curled outwards. The ball grasped between the jaws is in the form of a human mask, with five vertical grooves for hair, single transverse grooves for brow and mouth, and ring-and-dots for eyes. Traces of white-metal coating or solder on reverse. Estimated width 50mm. Breaks across sides and outside edge are ancient, but there is also recent damage. Late 4th- early 5th century.
Class:
Zoomorphic
Sub class: Hawkes and Dunning type IIA
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 400
Date to: AD 600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th December 2005
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 41832
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: East Winch
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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