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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-5AE940

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval copper alloy oval buckle frame with integral plate which has a hole for pin (pin missing) and a rivet hole behind this. There is corroded iron in this area. Plate incomplete, with broken piercings, possibly part of decorative openwork. There are traces of a possible white metal coating on both faces. It is 22.4mm wide and 16mm long, and weighs 2.35g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 22.4 mm
Weight: 2.35 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Henstead with Hulver Street

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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