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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-3A0DF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Post Medieval buckle, dating from about 1500-1650. It is a double loop oval buckle with an angled frame and the pin is missing. It has lobed knops at both ends of the strap bar. There is a projecting point mid way at the outside end and inside edge of each loop. The buckle is otherwise undecorated. The buckle is flat on the back. It has a patina of dark-light green with patches of light brown. For other examples, please see Whitehead, page 55, numbers 314-315.
Length: 29.4mm; Width: 49.2mm; Thickness: 2.5mm; Weight: 5.57g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.4 mm
Width: 49.2 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 5.57 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th April 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1464
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: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fulford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6048
Four figure Latitude: 53.924668
Four figure longitude: -1.087812
1:25K map: SE6048
1:10K map: SE64NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 55, number 314-315 |
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