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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NMS-E6A704
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval gilt sheet copper alloy buckle plate, trapezoidal, tapering from the fold towards the outside edge, with a pin slot, frame recesses, an engraved wavy line from one side to the other behind the fold, and five rivet holes, one near the engraved line retaining a convex-headed rivet and two near the inside edge with flat-headed rivets. Very little gilding has survived. Length 34mm. Width 22.2 - 20mm. Much smaller rear part, length 18mm, width 16.2mm. 13th - 14th century
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 22.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th June 2019 - Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 63214
Other reference: DDMD072019
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Multiple
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Great Yarmouth (District)
Parish or ward: Filby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG4813
Four figure Latitude: 52.65795714
Four figure longitude: 1.66561107
1:25K map: TG4813
1:10K map: TG41SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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