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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-E150A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy buckle plate of medieval date. The plate is sub-rectangular in plan with a thin section. One end splits into two sections which would have looped around the buckle frame strap bar though are broken and worn. The plate appears undecorated and the remains of a single rivet are present at the attachment end.
The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The plate is 28.9mm long, 14.9mm wide, 1.5mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
Class: Plate
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.9 mm
Width: 14.9 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
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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: Grindale (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1371
Four figure Latitude: 54.1224522
Four figure longitude: -0.27249939
1:25K map: TA1371
1:10K map: TA17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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