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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-A80DCC
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy annular buckle of Medieval date. It has an annular frame that is sub-circular in section, slightly faceted in places. Hinging around the frame is a separately cast copper-alloy pin that is rectangular in form, square in section with a transverse collar or grip at the frame end, and tapers to a blunt tip. The entire object measures 42.75mm in diameter, 4.42mm in thickness, and 22.11g in weight. This buckle is of Medieval date, c.14th century AD (cf. Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 36).
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
Thickness: 4.42 mm
Weight: 22.11 g
Diameter: 42.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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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: Near Bury St Edmunds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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