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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-613CF1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, circa AD 1250 - 1500. The buckle is a single loop D-shape with narrowed and recessed strap bar. Five transverse grooves decorate the outer loop of the frame. The central groove is more pronounced acting as a rest for the pin. The triangular pin remains looped around the strap bar.
The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 33.3mm long, 21.9mm wide, 4.1mm thick and weighs 6.4g.
Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead (1996), p.19 and are dated to circa AD 1250 - 1500.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.3 mm
Width: 21.9 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 6.4 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04965
Materials and construction
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.
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