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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NMS-3819E5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Early Saxon buckle with oval frame, sub-circular sectioned pin with end drooping over outside edge, rectangular folded sheet plate with pin slot and single rivet near attachment edge. Overall length 25mm. Frame 6.5 x 11.5mm. Plate 13.5 x 8mm (rear part 1mm longer than front). Gap for strap c.2.5mm. Marzinzik (2003) Type II 19b. Late 5th – late 7th century

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 450
Date to: AD 700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 11.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th June 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Congham

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
Marzinzik, S.	2003	Early Anglo-Saxon Belt Buckles (Late 5th to Early 8th Centuries A.D.): Their classification and context	Oxford	British Archaeological Reports

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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