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BUCKLE

Unique ID: YORYM-D8FB7C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, c. AD 1720 - 1790. The buckle is a sub-rectangular knee buckle with a drilled frame to house a separate spindle. The spindle has two spiked projecting tongues extending to the outer frame.

The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 18.8mm long, 16.5mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 2.3g.

A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.111, no.712 and is dated to circa AD 1720 - 1790.

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

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 1720
Date to: Circa AD 1790

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.8 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 2.3 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05767

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kexby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6955
Four figure Latitude: 53.98645252
Four figure longitude: -0.9492049
1:25K map: SE6955
1:10K map: SE65NE
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

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

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