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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-5B24A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy horse head buckle, dating to the late Roman period, 4th - 5th Century. Only the upper part of the buckle frame survives due to a break. The upper part of the frame is formed from a rounded curve (following the D-shape of a complete frame), the breaks have occurred at the point where the frame curves into the sides. Just above each break is the stylised horse head. Each one facing outwards, neither are decorated. There is a trefoil crest centred between the two heads. The metal is smooth and has a mid brownish-green colour. The breaks are worn. Similar examples can be seen in Appels and Laycock, p206.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.5 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 5th June 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Cawton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appels, A. and Laycock, S. | 2007 | Roman Buckles and Military Fittings | Witham | Greenlight Publishing | p206 |
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