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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-6624BC

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 a narrowed strap bar. The pin no longer remains.

The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 16.2mm long, 15mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.2g.

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: 16.2 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 1.2 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05718

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: Reighton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA1574
Four figure Latitude: 54.14895895
Four figure longitude: -0.2407717
1:25K map: TA1574
1:10K map: TA17SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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

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