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BUCKLE
Unique ID: NLM-DC37C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian single loop buckle. The D-shaped frame is in openwork Urnes style that dates the buckle to the late 11th century. On either side of the copper-alloy strap bar are two biting beasts with pointed oval eyes. The ribbon like bodies of the beast's form the frame the buckle, interlacing with curving lines. The strap bar has the remains of an iron pin, which is now broken into two pieces. The length is 32.6mm, the width is 30.0mm and the weight is 10.90g.
Cf. an example from Warwick published in Owen (2001, 214; Pl. 11.6e)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1050
Date to: AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.6 mm
Width: 30 mm
Weight: 10.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st December 2004
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: nlm08802
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
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: Haxey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen, O. | 2001 | The strange beast that is the English Urnes style | Oxford | Oxbow Books |
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