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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-215897

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy single looped oval buckle, with an ornate outer edge. The buckle has two very prominent lobed knops flanking a sheet copper alloy roller. The copper alloy pin is missing. The buckle has moulded surface decoration. The strap bar is narrow and off-set. It is complete. The metal is a dark brownish-green colour. These buckles date from circa AD 1250 - 1400. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, 2003, p23.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.2 mm
Width: 13.8 mm
Thickness: 4.03 mm
Weight: 1.44 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st October 2007

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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)
To be known as: Goodmanham area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Other

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	23

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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