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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-C98991
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval date. It is an ornate double oval frame which is oval in section. The bar is slightly narrowed for the pin which is missing. Each side of the frame consists of a circle flanked with two semi-circles which are joined by a knop at the top and bottom of the bar. The circles are decorated with radiating lines. It measures 36.49mm in length, 22.22mm in width, 3.26mm in thickness and weighs 7.95g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.49 mm
Width: 22.22 mm
Thickness: 3.26 mm
Weight: 7.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Little Blakenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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