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BUCKLE
Unique ID: YORYM-70AF4A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy buckle dating to the post medieval period.
The buckle frame is plain, double looped and rectangular in shape, with rounded corners. The loops are symmetrical. The central bar is slightly convex and raised above the frame. The pin is missing.
The metal is worn and mid green in colour. The buckle is 12.5 mm long, 11.8 mm wide, and 1.2 mm thick. It weighs 0.5 g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.5 mm
Width: 11.8 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT: E05545
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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: Welton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9726
Four figure Latitude: 53.72140026
Four figure longitude: -0.53147455
1:25K map: SE9726
1:10K map: SE92NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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