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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-AD92C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast copper-alloy and iron double looped 'spectacle' type buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period, c. 1550-1650. The frame is of copper-alloy, consisting two sub-oval loops joined by a central strap bar. The strap bar itself and one loop are now clogged with orange ferrous corrosion products which probably represent the remains of the plate and pin. Preserved in fair condition with an uneven brownish patina, it measures 19.84mm long down the strap bar, 22.95mm wide across the loops, and 3.27mm thick at the midpoint of the frame. It weighs 3.46g.
For a comparable buckle frame see Whitehead (2003) fig. 291 passim.
Class: double-looped
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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.84 mm
Width: 22.95 mm
Thickness: 3.27 mm
Weight: 3.46 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th February 2018
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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: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Nowton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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