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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-85D3B5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single loop D-shape with a wider outer edge. The outer edge is undecorated. The strap bar is narrowed and offset. The pin no longer remains. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is worn. Buckles of this type date to circa 1250-1450.
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 1450
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.6 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd April 2010
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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: Paull
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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