Record ID: YORYM-4D1690 - MEDIEVAL buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-4D1690

A cast copper alloy single looped buckle. The buckle has a circular frame and measures 21.8mm in diameter, 3.3mm in width and 2.4mm in thickness and weighs 2.9 grams. The buckle is complete, comprising of the frame with the pin attached. The pin is a single piece of cast copper alloy bent around the buckle frame, the pin itself is flat and slightly tapers to a point, the pin is not constricted and there is no pin rest. The metal is quite worn, the pin has a bend in the centre and the buckle has a light brownish-green patina. The buckle dates from the medieval period, circa 1300-1400. A parallel can be seen in SWYOR-E49F47, on the PAS database and also in Egan and Pritchard, pg 58, no. 31.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Width: 3.3 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: East Riding Of Yorkshire
District: East Riding Of Yorkshire
To be known as: Yapham

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: Saturday 2nd January 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Liz Andrews-Wilson - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Miss Katie Marsden - [view all attributed records]

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