Record ID: SF1950 - MEDIEVAL buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF1950

Object type certainty: Certain

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Elaborate copper alloy buckle; Cast D-shaped loop and tapering sheet metal pin; sub-rectangular folded-sheet buckle plate secured by two pairs of copper alloy rivets (fragments of the original leather strap survive sandwiched between the plates), the longer sides of the front plate are slightly concave while its front surface is decorated with an engraved design consisting of two heart-shaped motifs placed one above the other; each heart has pairs of internal triangles and upper scrolled terminals; the surface of the metal is heavily corroded and a section of the back-plate is missing.

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Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 1250
Date to: Ante AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Length: 48 mm
Width: 21 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Waveney
To be known as: SUFFOLK COVEHITHE

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Coastland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Inter-tidal [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Gabor Thomas - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Gabor Thomas - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: No. 28

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