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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-E9B004
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. All that remains of the buckle is the forked spacer and a short portion of the frame including the pin recess and pin. Plates remain in tact on both sides of the forked spacer though both are undecorated and worn and terminate in a fluted design.
The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 35.6mm long, 13.2mm wide, 4.2mm thick and weighs 5.3g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.6 mm
Width: 13.2 mm
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 5.3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: North Ferriby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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