Accession No
2015.197
Description
Iron buckle with oval frame. The bar is circular in cross-section flattening into the frame. Missing pin.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; West Wratting
Period
Medieval
Source
Cuddeford, Michael J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2015.197; MAA: MN0023; A0009
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 5mm x 43mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Michael J Cuddeford found this material during the mid 1990s during metal detecting in West Wratting. It has been registered with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and gifted to MAA. For general information about the area 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
Context (Field collection)
Micheal Cuddeford has stated that the exact find spot is now uncertain.
Event Date 10/8/2015
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A iron buckle of the simple oval frame type. The pin is missing.
Event Date 10/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron buckle with oval frame. The bar is circular in cross-section flattening into the frame. Missing pin.
Event Date 30/4/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2023.5687 | Remedial
Event Date 15/5/2023
Author: Kirstie French
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:268539
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