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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-97A081
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle and partial plate dating to the Medieval period, c. 1300-1450. The pin and rear half of the plate are missing in old breaks, but otherwise the object is preserved complete. The frame is kidney shaped in plan, with an indented front edge and curving sides that splay outwards to meet with an integral offset strap bar. Wrapped around the latter are the 'U' shaped remains of the original plate, broken in two laterally and with its rear portion missing. Substantial remains of gilding on the upper surface of the buckle implies that its entire upper surface was once decorated in this way. Preserved in rather poor condition with a coarse reddish brown patina, the buckle frame measures 18.81mm long by 34.98mm wide, 2.06mm thick at the midpoint of the frame and weighs 5.66g. Compare Whitehead no. 119 for the frame.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.81 mm
Width: 34.98 mm
Thickness: 2.06 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th January 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Mildenhall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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