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BUCKLE
Unique ID: FAKL-F6C328
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame, oval with an expanded outside edge. The buckle bar is off-set and has a 2.0mm diameter circular section. In London buckles of this form were found in contexts containing pottery of Ceramic Phases 7-9 indicating a date range of c. 1200-1350 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 42). Width 25.9mm, Length 15.1mm, Thickness 3.3mm, Mass 3.09g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.1 mm
Width: 25.9 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 3.09 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: ELL 371
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)
To be known as: Elloughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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.42 |
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