NMS-DE3D00: Romano-British belt/buckle plate

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-DE3D00

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of possible Romano-British belt or buckle plate, rectangular with two engraved longitudinal grooves bordered by engraved lines and two engraved lines bordering outside edge(s) of plate (one edge very damaged). The attachment end of the plate has one tiny central rivet-hole and remains of two flanking rivet-holes (broken, corners of plate missing). The other end of the plate has two evenly spaced damaged notches. Metal pale green. >27 x 25mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Outwell

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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