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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-90DED8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy spur buckle of Medieval date. It is complete with the exception of the separately cast pin, which is missing due to old breaks. The integrally cast plate is sub-rectangular in shape, rectangular in section and expands slightly towards the frame. It has a concave inner edge and corresponding convex outer edge, with a flat back and single integrally cast rivet towards the inner edge. A single circular perforation for the missing pin is visible at the outer edge of the plate/inner edge of the frame. The frame itself is trapezoidal in shape, rectangular in section and with a thickened outer edge. The outer edge has a small central rectangular pin groove and there are traces of gilding on all surfaces. The entire object measures 25.36mm in length, 12.47mm in height, 3.16mm in thickness, and weighs 2.80g. This is a small spur buckle with integrally cast plate of Medieval date. Similar examples recorded on the PAS database (see for example SF-69D217) and from Medieval London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 485) suggest a date in the 13th-14th centuries AD for the current example.
Class: spur
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.36 mm
Width: 12.47 mm
Thickness: 3.16 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2008
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Elveden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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. 485 |
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