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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-B511AB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy medieval rectangular buckle frame with plate and missing pin. It has a thickened outer edge decorated with three transverse grooves in the centre of the outer face which act as a pin rest. The shorter sides curve outwards slightly and have a raised transverse ridge behind each outer corner. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed and has a simple plate consisting of a strip of copper alloy folded in two with a slot at the fold to leave a gap for the pin. An in situ copper alloy attachment rivet sits at the outer end of the plate. It survives in good condition with a green patina.
It belongs to Meols Type C (Griffiths et al. 1997, 97) where a late 14th century date is suggested.
Length: 35.44mm, width:14.90mm, thickness:3.14mm, weight: 3.08g
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.44 mm
Width: 14.9 mm
Thickness: 3.14 mm
Weight: 3.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Hinderclay
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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