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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-21B09E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double looped asymmetrical shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The reverse is flat and the pin no longer remains.
The metal has a dark-greenish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 25.7mm long, 17.4mm wide, 2.3mm thick and weighs 2.1g.
A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.90, no.561 and is dated to circa AD 1575 - 1700.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.7 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04740
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Stockton-on-the-Forest (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6555
Four figure Latitude: 53.9869702
Four figure longitude: -1.01019653
1:25K map: SE6555
1:10K map: SE65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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