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BUCKLE
Unique ID: FAKL-5C5EA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy buckle, two loop and square with a central bar which bears a notch for a pin, section trapezoid. Clearly hand-made. In London buckles of this form were found in contexts dating from the 13th - 15th century (Egan and Pritchard 1991, Fig. 62).
Class: Two loop
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 18.3 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.33 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: A346
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Fulford
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. | 1991 | Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991) | London | Stationery Office Books | Fig. 62 |
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