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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NLM-94F9FD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy buckle plate fragment. Sub-rectangular plate, slightly wider at the inner end, broken at its outer end as it curves to clasp a frame [lost]. A pair of drilled rivet holes of diameter 2mm are set towards the inner end, to attach the plate to its back and to the strap. An incised linear border follows the outer edge. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1400.
Length: 24.4mm, Height: 15.8mm, Thickness: 0.8mm, Weight: 2.03gms
Class: Plate
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 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.4 mm
Height: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 10th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35508
Materials and construction
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: Melton Ross
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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