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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SF-F68D62

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle of Meols type 8, dating c. 1250-1400. Only the frame survives, the pin and plate missing in old damage. It is broadly oval in plan, with an offset strap bar, curving sides and thickened outer edge to the frame, the latter being decorated with four projecting sub-rectangular lobes (the outer two curved). Preserved in good condition with an even green patina, it measures 21.99mm long, 17.15mm wide, and 2.81mm thick at the midpoint of the frame. It weighs 2.29g.

For a parallel, see Egan (2007) p. 91, nos. 528 and 534, which are practically identical.

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: 21.99 mm
Width: 17.15 mm
Thickness: 2.81 mm
Weight: 2.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th January 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Hartest

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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