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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-1BDEB8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy probable buckle of Early-Medieval date. The object is semi-circular in plan with a circular section and is decorated at one terminal with a worn zoomorphic head. The zoomorphic decoration consists of bulbous eyes and an elongated snout. The opposite end of the object terminates in a worn break.

The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 23.4mm long, 4.4mm in diameter and weighs 4.7g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Date from: Circa AD 600
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.4 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
Diameter: 4.4 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

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: Langtoft (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0067
Four figure Latitude: 54.08920436
Four figure longitude: -0.47264845
1:25K map: TA0067
1:10K map: TA06NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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