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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-2D4788
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Post Medieval Buckle frame dating from about AD 1550 - 1650. It is a double looped frame with oval to D shaped loops which are decorated with very worn cast vine-scroll ornament. There are traces of a black coating, perhaps linseed oil, paint or enamel. The buckle has a narrowed central bar and the pin is missing. The loops angle upwards from the bar slightly. Compare Whitehead (2003), no.425. The metal has a green patina. The buckle is 30.3mm long, 19.1mm wide and 4.5mm thick. 4.3g.
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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.3 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 4.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Thursday 30th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3131
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Black coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Beal (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5325
Four figure Latitude: 53.71872797
Four figure longitude: -1.1983495
1:25K map: SE5325
1:10K map: SE52NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 425 |
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