YORYM-3954CC: Post-Medieval : Sword Belt Hanger

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-3954CC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper-alloy sword belt hanger buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 -1630. The buckle is a double loop rectangle with an integral circular lateral suspension loop projecting from one side, above the bar. The sides of the frame are angled and no decoration is present.

The buckle is 44.5mm long, 30.7mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 9.1g.

A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.76, no.472 and is dated to circa AD 1500 - 1630.

Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles 1250-1800. Chelmsford: Greenlight Publishing.

Class: Sword belt

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1630

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 44.5 mm
Width: 30.7 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 9.1 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E04447

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Saxton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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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