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BUCKLE
Unique ID: FAKL-748D52
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Medieval, cast copper alloy buckle with an oval frame and an integral, divided, plate. On the outside edge of the frame is a small lip. Wrapped around a notch at the junction of the frame and plate are the remains of a wire pin. There appear to have been two transverse mouldings in this area. Width 15.6mm, Length 37.0mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 3.30g. In London buckles of this form were found in contexts dated to 1350-1450 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 78-82).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 3.3 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL 367
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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: Elloughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 78-82 |
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