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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-D26CFA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete medieval single loop buckle made of copper alloy. The buckle frame is oval with a narrowed and offset strap bar. Both the loop and the bar are round in cross section. The outer loop of the frame is decorated with an angular knop at either end. Between them sits a roller. The pin is not present.

There is no sign of surface decoration. The buckle frame has a dark grey patina. On the roller and the reverse there are patches of green corrosion. Corrosion around the roller means its outline is indistinct in places and it no longer articulates.

This object measures 20.53mm long x 17.49mm wide x 5.00mm thick. It weighs 2.53g.

A similar example is published by Egan and Pritchard (2002) page 73 number 301. Whitehead (1996) dates this shape of buckle frame to circa 1250-1400 AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.53 mm
Width: 17.49 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 2.53 g

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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: TA0066
Four figure Latitude: 54.08022003
Four figure longitude: -0.47297834
1:25K map: TA0066
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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	2002	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (2002)	London	HMSO	Page 73
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing

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

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