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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SUR-D34834
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A medieval buckle plate comprising a long rectangular gilded plate, now incomplete, with three domed rivets and the broken edges of two further holes. The short pin survives in a pin slot and the plate also has frame recesses. The surviving length of the plate is 24mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 3.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th March 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 10.444
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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