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BUCKLE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-9F5AD8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval cast copper alloy buckle. The buckle is S-shaped both sides have a zoomorphic moulded decoration on one end depicting what appears to be a swan head (although it could be a snake, there appears to be a beak and eyes which more closely resembles a bird). The other end tapers into a tail. Scale or feather-like decoration covers the 'body' of the buckle. Around it's neck is a circular attatchment loop.
S-shaped 'snake belt' buckles were most likely assoiated with sword belts in the 17th-18th centuries. Those, like this find, with more swan-like heads are considered to be slightly earlier, perhaps 16th-17th century.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36.16 mm
Width: 17.97 mm
Thickness: 8.89 mm
Weight: 8.18 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: near Kirmington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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