Belt buckle: GR.187.1981

Current Location: In storage

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Belt buckle

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Description

Buckle, with riveted plate

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.004 m
Height: 0.04 m
Width: 0.017 m

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Find spot

Icklingham Suffolk England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981)

Dating

Medieval
1201 AD - 1400 AD

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Principal acquisitions 1979-83

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.187.1981
Primary reference Number: 70170
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            University of Cambridge}}

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