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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-A46DB7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy buckle loop. It is a single loop, is sub-circular in its shape and sub-rectangular in section. It has a narrowed, offset bar of rectangular section. It is of Meols type 2 and dates from the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It measures 12.20mm in length, 15.29mm in width, 3.09mm in thickness and weighs 1.35g
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.2 mm
Width: 15.29 mm
Thickness: 3.09 mm
Weight: 1.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: FAS
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Fornham All Saints
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G. | 2007 | Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast | Oxford | Oxford University School of Archaeology |
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