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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-0A1DAC
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy medieval buckle pin dating to c. AD 1100-1450. Formed from a sheet rather than cast. Rectangular shaped section with a pointed tip, the loop has been formed by bending the shaft into shape. Similar to Egan and Pritchard, Dress Accessories, page 90-91, nos. 397 and 415 also similar to page 94, no. 422.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.91 mm
Height: 8.93 mm
Width: 4.3 mm
Thickness: 1.88 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Icklingham 1st Field
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: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Icklingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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