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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-AE6D67

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250 - 1500. The buckle is a single loop D-shape with bevelled edges. A recessed pin rest is present on the outer loop of the frame. The pin no longer remains. File marks are present on all surfaces.

The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 32.7mm long, 23.2mm wide, 2.5mm thick and weighs 4.3g.

Similar example are illustrated in Whitehead (1996), p.18 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: 32.7 mm
Width: 23.2 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 4.3 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05690

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Hutton Buscel (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9785
Four figure Latitude: 54.25149637
Four figure longitude: -0.51270675
1:25K map: SE9785
1:10K map: SE98NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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