NCL-9DE7F5: Copper alloy medieval buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: NCL-9DE7F5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy buckle dating from the Medieval period. A complete copper alloy circular buckle. The pin is made from one strip of copper alloy which is hooked over the frame. The pin is sub-rectangular in section and has some incised lines as decoration near the hooked end . Similar examples can be seen on page 17 of Whitehead (Whitehead 2003).

Notes:

Length of pin- 54.74mm

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.46 mm
Weight: 30.1 g
Diameter: 50.03 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2006

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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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Crayke (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5670
Four figure Latitude: 54.12282
Four figure longitude: -1.144671
1:25K map: SE5670
1:10K map: SE57SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	17

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Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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