NHER 33927 (Find Spot record) - Medieval buckle

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Summary

A medieval decorated copper alloy buckle plate was found when a fence was removed in 1997.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21NW
Civil Parish HAINFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1997. Casual find while while grubbing out fence.
Medieval, very sweet buckle plate made from cast bronze, with a sort of fleur de lis terminal (with separate bronze rivet), a narrow part and then a rectangular wider part with second rivet, this time with a tiny bronze rove. From the rectangular part comes two folded over projections to hold pin bar. Decorated with geometric patterns of punched dots.
Identified by H. Geake (NCM), July 1998.
K. Sussams (NCM), 21 August 1998.

Associated Sources (0)

  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Oct 8 2007 12:19PM

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