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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF3518

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Very unusual rectangular copper-alloy buckle frame. The 3 mm thick bar is inset a little way, not at a perfect right angle to the sides, and is rather crudely formed. The top and bottom sides of the buckle frame are triangular, running between the bar and the expanded angled outer edge. This outer edge is rectangular (26 x 10 mm) and set at a sharp angle, with three projecting knobs down each short edge. There is a small notch in the centre of one long side forming the pin rest. The knobs and the inset bar seem best paralleled among later Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Scandinavian material. Overall dimensions: 26 mm wide, 23 mm long and 12 mm tall.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1066

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 13.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2000

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK BARTON MILLS

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

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

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