Accession No
2015.116
Description
Cast copper alloy buckle with rounded rectangular frame and open plate. Triangular copper alloy pin intact and fit in one piece with the central bar, a copper alloy plate extends into the open plate.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wickham
Period
Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.116; MAA: MN0022; A0069
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
41mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wickham. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the site see the Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group vol. 6 part 1, 1995 (see Bib). For other information including original finds list see the object file.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Charge, B. B. et al. (1995). 'Field Survey of Sites at Yen Hall West Wickham, Cambs'. Journal of the Haverhill and District Archaeological Group. vol. 6, part 1.
Event Date 1995
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A large, bronze, double decorative framed buckle and plate, with an iron pin.
Event Date 31/7/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Cast copper alloy buckle with rounded rectangular frame and open plate. Triangular copper alloy pin intact and fit in one piece with the central bar, a copper alloy plate extends into the open plate.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2023.12 | Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Event Date 21/6/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:268446
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