Record ID: SF-3EC032 - MEDIEVAL buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-3EC032

Object type certainty: Certain

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A cast copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval date. It is as Meols Type C, rectangular in form and section with narrowed rectangular bar and expanded outer edge. The sides of the frame have double vertical ridges and the faces of the outer edge have transverse grooves where they meet the side and three transverse grooves at their centre as pin rests. A separately cast copper-alloy wire pin hinges around the bar and is bent at an angle of 90 degrees due to post-depositional damage. The buckle measures 20.68mm in width, 16.43mm in length, 2.46mm in thickness and 2.14g in weight. It is of Medieval date, c.14th century 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 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Length: 16.43 mm
Width: 20.68 mm
Thickness: 2.46 mm
Weight: 2.14 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: Complete [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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