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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-10C2E1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single looped D-shape and is undecorated and has been bent out of shape.
The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 20.8mm long, 11.8mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 1.7g.
Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.18 and are dated to circa 1250 - 1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Barkston Ash
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p.18 |
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