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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-D94E1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval, cast copper alloy, single loop composite buckle with an integral forked spacer, dating from AD 1325 - 1450. The frame is oval, lipped and with a bevelled edge. There is a single groove in the outer edge to accommodate the copper alloy wire pin. The pin remains in place. The buckle plates are missing. The buckle has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 34.2mm long, 20.4mm wide and 5mm thick. It weighs 3.25gm. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, page 36, number 214. See also Egan and Pritchard, page 78 ff.
Class: Composite
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1325
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.2 mm
Width: 20.4 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th May 2014 - Sunday 18th May 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2191
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)
Parish or ward: North Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9825
Four figure Latitude: 53.71222858
Four figure longitude: -0.5166416
1:25K map: SE9825
1:10K map: SE92NE
Grid reference source: From 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 | 78 ff |
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