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PLATE

Unique ID: YORYM-C081D3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper alloy strap or buckle plate of medieval date. The object comprises two thin rectangular sheets joined at each corner by separate rivets. Both plates appear undecorated.

The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 21.1mm long, 10.2mm wide, 4.1mm thick and weighs 1.8g.

Class: Strap or Buckle

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.1 mm
Width: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 1.8 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
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: Londesborough Area

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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