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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-B68888
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval date. It is as Meols type 11, missing the bar, pin and separate sheet roller due to old breaks. The frame is oval in form with expanded outer edge. This is oval in form, projecting from the frame at top and bottom, and with a large central constriction around which the now missing roller would have been positioned. The entire fragment measures 19.50mm in width, 8.98mm in length, 4.38mm in thickness, and 1.89g in weight. It is of Medieval date, c.14th century AD.
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: 8.98 mm
Width: 19.5 mm
Thickness: 4.38 mm
Weight: 1.89 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Yaxley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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