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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMS-695A34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete cast copper alloy pin of an annular buckle, of rectangular cross-section, with a rectangular boss or grip near the missing loop and a hollow on the underside near the blunt tip. Cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991, 115-116, nos. 540-550. Length >39.5mm. Second half 14th - first half 15th century. Finder's number A2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 27th April 2012 - Friday 27th April 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 9759
Other reference: MT102012
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Caistor St. Edmund (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG2203
Four figure Latitude: 52.579466
Four figure longitude: 1.275176
1:25K map: TG2203
1:10K map: TG20SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 115-116 | nos. 540-550 |
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