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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-97EF77
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The object is a double-loop annular buckle with slightly bevelled sides.
The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is slightly worn. The buckle is 19.2mm in diameter, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.4g.
Buckles of this type date to circa 1350-1650. Similar examples can be seen in Whitehead, p.45.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 19.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Barkston Ash
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p.45 |
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