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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-558B46
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy probably Medieval buckle, dating to AD 1200-1500. It is the pin of the buckle. The shaft has a sub-rectangular shape in plan and sub-rectangular cross-section; it tapers towards the slighlty rounded tip. The shaft is curved at its centre and close to the tip, suggesting the use of the object. At the other end has a broken possibly oval loop; the loop frame has a sub-trapezoidal cross-section and is thicker than the shaft. The latter is heavily abraded and bears a deep longitudinal groove on one edge, probably made during the casting process.
Length: 52.26 mm
Width: 7.50 mm
Thickness of the shaft: 4.48 mm
Thickness of the loop frame: 7.15 mm
Weight: 9.62 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52.26 mm
Width: 7.5 mm
Thickness: 7.15 mm
Weight: 9.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th September 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference: Steepple Bumpstead, Field A, no. 83.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
References cited
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