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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SUSS-2D9D82

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy rectangular knee or shoe buckle frame. Traces of iron corrosion product remain around the drilled holes which would have housed the separate strap bar. The inner edges of the frame are bevelled. The metal surface is slightly worn with a grey patina. buckles of this type date to the post medieval period.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.55 mm
Width: 16.34 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.18 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 29th September 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Patching

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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