NMS-84AD65: Medieval rectangular buckle frame

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NMS-84AD65

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Medieval rectangular buckle frame with central bar and with rabbets in and grooves on both outside edges. The central bar is slightly bent and has worn thin in the centre. 27 x 34mm. Very similar to Dress Accessories no.443. Other examples from Norfolk include examples from Fring (HER 11775), Kenninghall/Quidenham (HER 37188) & Scole (HER 44058). 14th century.

Class: Cassels type 1.8G

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: 34 mm
Width: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Corton

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	no.443.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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