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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-90DEF1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double looped asymmetrical shape with bevelled inside and outside edges and a narrowed strap bar. The buckle is undecorated and the pin no longer survives.
The metal has a dark greenish-black patina and is worn. The buckle is 25.4mm long, 17.5mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 2.7g.
A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.90, no.562 and is dated to circa 1575 - 1700.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.4 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Weight: 2.7 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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bridlington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1769
Four figure Latitude: 54.103592
Four figure longitude: -0.212102
1:25K map: TA1769
1:10K map: TA16NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | p.90 | no.562 |
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