BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-3EA857

Object type certainty: Certain

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An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval date. It is missing the bar due to old breaks and is slightly bent due to post-depositional damage. The frame is D-shaped in form, with offset bar that has projecting lugs at each end. It is circular in section with expanded outer edge and worn surfaces. The entire brooch measures 33.58mm in width (bent), 26.83mm in length (folded), 4.45mm in thickness and 4.93g in weight. This buckle frame is of Medieval date, c.13th-14th centuries AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Length: 26.83 mm
Width: 33.58 mm
Thickness: 4.45 mm
Weight: 4.93 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: St Edmundsbury
To be known as: Ousden

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 9th February 2012
    Updated: Thursday 9th February 2012

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