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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-AF7C17
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An Early Medieval copper alloy buckle dating to the period c.AD 975-1150. The buckle is D shaped in plan and circular in cross section, with a narrowed offset axis bar. The outer edge expands towards the apex, and at each side where the frame meets the axis bar it terminates in zoomorphic terminal, with the animals snout forming a knop. Ears are also present, but the buckle is too worn to discern any other features. Zoomorphic terminals are a common feature of buckles of this period and are intended to represent some sort of quadruped's head, such as a lion or leopard. The pin is missing, and a brown patina is present on the surface aside from areas of light brown on the inside of the frame and the outside of the axis bar. The pin is missing.
The buckle measures 19.37mm in length, 15.47mm in width, 4.85mm in thickness and weighs 4.92g
cf. Hawkes, fig.20, e-g and SF-8DD6B8, SOM-8AF348 and YORYM-9AAFE1on the database.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 975
Date to: Circa AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.37 mm
Width: 15.47 mm
Thickness: 4.85 mm
Weight: 4.92 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05096
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: Bainton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9752
Four figure Latitude: 53.95500829
Four figure longitude: -0.52327823
1:25K map: SE9752
1:10K map: SE95SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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