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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMS-3C964C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy double-looped asymmetrical buckle frame with small lobes at the ends of the bar, one loop oval or D-shaped with an elongated acorn knop on the edge, the other loop trapezoidal. Rust on the bar suggests an iron pin. Broadly comparable with Whitehead 2003, no. 584. Length and width 26 and 14.5mm. c.1575 - c.1700.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th December 2014 - Wednesday 9th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 25765
Other reference: SB102015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Congham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7123
Four figure Latitude: 52.77750198
Four figure longitude: 0.53373441
1:25K map: TF7123
1:10K map: TF72SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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