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STUD

Unique ID: SF2690

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy heraldic stud; shield-shaped plate, slightly curving in profile; reverse has an integral attachment rivet of sub-circular section, the end of which has been hammered flat to hold the stud in place; front decorated with a heraldic design consisting of a chequered pattern inlaid with red enamel; all surface finish has been lost though it is most likely that this stud originally bore the arms of the Warrene family (Chequey, Or and Gules) who held extensive lands in Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1300
Date to: Ante AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic

Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK ORFORD

Spatial coordinates


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

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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