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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SF-1434D9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy medieval buckle frame. The curved outer side is D-shaped in cross-section and its outer face is decorated with five engraved transverse grooves in the centre of the outer edge. The strap bar is straight, recessed and narrowed with a small knop at either end. There is an abrupt break across one end.
This is an example of a Meols Type 2 buckle, which are of late 13th to early 14th century date (Griffiths et al. 2007, fig.2.5.1).
Length: 29.79mm, width: 18.97mm, thickness: 3.59mm, weight: 3.61g
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 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.79 mm
Width: 18.97 mm
Thickness: 3.59 mm
Weight: 3.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st April 2019
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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: Higham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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