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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-250AA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy D-shaped buckle frame with offset and narrowed bar of Medieval date, Meols Type 2.

The outer edge is expanded. The pin is still present but is loose and no longer in its original position on the bar. It tapers to a point and has an open loop.

This buckle measures 15.71mm in length, 22.53mm in width, 3.81mm in thickness, 2.97g in weight.

There are similar examples from London c. 1330-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pp. 75, no. 304-305).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.71 mm
Width: 22.53 mm
Thickness: 3.81 mm
Weight: 2.97 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finders ref CF 3

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Covehithe

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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