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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-D61921
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The object is roughly half of a double looped oval buckle with an escallop like moulding on the outer edge of the remaining loop. The strap bar is narrowed with pointed knops projecting from either end. The reverse of the buckle is undecorated and it is slightly curved.
The metal is a mid reddish-green colour and is worn. The buckle is 38mm long, 34.9mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 5.9g.
Similar examples can be seen in Whitehead, p.62 and are dated to circa 1550 - 1650.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 34.9 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 5.9 g
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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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Littlethorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p.62 |
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