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BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Unique ID: YORYM-993933
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy button and loop fastener. The fastener is of a type classified by Wild as a Class VI b fastener with a solid square-head.The reverse is flat and has the loop extending out from the back of the head. The loop is formed from a projecting strip of copper alloy, which has a right-angle bend just behind the head, the strip then forks open and would have formed a triangular loop. The loop has broken and the breaks are worn. The entire surface is slightly pitted, but much of the original surface survives. The original metal is a dark greyish-brown colour.
Class: Wild Class VI b
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.1 mm
Width: 18.6 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009
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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: Pocklington
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild, J.P. | 1970 | Button-and-loop fasteners in the Roman provinces | London | The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies |
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