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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMS-CB0256
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval gilt copper alloy buckle: oval frame with offset, narrowed bar and widened convex outside edge and D-sectioned pin; trapezoidal sheet plate with pin slot, frame recesses, five convex-headed rivets (two missing), and an engraved line along the sides and inside edge. Overall length 47mm. Frame 13 x 17.7mm. Plate 34 x 10.7 - 9mm (rear part 31.5 x 8.5 - 7.5mm). 13th - 14th century.
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: 47 mm
Width: 17.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th October 2014 - Monday 10th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 24188
Other reference: KLMD112014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Marham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7110
Four figure Latitude: 52.66075131
Four figure longitude: 0.52697446
1:25K map: TF7110
1:10K map: TF71SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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