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BUCKLE
Unique ID: FAKL-94BCC4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy buckle frame, double frame made up of two conjoined oval loops the sides of which are decorated with projections each containing a circular hollow. On the face of the surviving loop is incised decoration consisting of two parallel lines with pairs of angled lines between them. Metal section flat. Dividing bar off-set. Condition good but damaged with most of one loop and part of the other missing. Buckles of this ornate form have been found in London in contexts dating from 1400-1450 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 51).
Class: Two loop, asymmetric
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.1 mm
Width: 42.3 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B027
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: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fulford
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | Fig. 51 |
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