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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-494586
Object type certainty: Certain
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A cast copper-alloy buckle of Medieval date. It is as Meols type 4 with oval frame, offset and narrowed bar, and projecting, triangular outer edge. This buckle measures 25.52mm in width, 21.94mm in length, 4.55mm in thickness, and 3.70g in weight. It is of Medieval date, c.14th century AD (As Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 279).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.94 mm
Width: 25.52 mm
Thickness: 4.55 mm
Weight: 3.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Exning
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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