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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Unique ID: YORYM-B508F0
An incomplete cast copper alloy object dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period, possibly a button and loop fastener or a slide strap. The object comprises a plate of copper alloy with a wide rim on the front, with a central circular motif, with a raised cross formed from uprights of copper alloy. These lines therefore create four quadrant cells each one has been infilled with enamel. Two opposite quadrants are a mid orangey-yellow enamel, alternated with a duller mid reddish-orange. On the reverse of the rim are two parallel raised scars, which appear to be break scars, from the larger attachment. The metal is pitted and is a light greyish-green colour.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Enamel [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Ryedale
To be known as: Burythorpe
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson
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Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Mr Sam Moorhead - [view all attributed records]
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Created:
Tuesday 6th April 2010
Updated: Thursday 8th April 2010
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