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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-E0D4F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy medieval buckle frame. It is oval in shape with a recessed and narrowed straight strap bar. The curved outer edge is slightly expanded reaching a point in the centre with a transverse groove across its outer face. c.5mm to either side of this groove is a pair of parallel transverse ridges.
It belongs to Meols Type 8, which are of AD 1250-1400 date (Griffiths et al. 2007, fig.2.5.1.)
Length: 24.51mm, width: 15.90mm, thickness: 3.47mm, weight: 1.95g
Class: Meols Type 8
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.51 mm
Width: 15.9 mm
Thickness: 3.47 mm
Weight: 1.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017
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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: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Woodbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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