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Unique ID: NLM5359

Object type certainty: Certain

Possibly the handle of a knife in the shape of an ass's head and neck. Splendid.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 100
Date to: Ante AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Length: 60.2 mm
Width: 15.8 mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Weight: 55.77 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Zoomorphic [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE LUDFORD

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

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Recorded by: Marina Elwes - [ view all attributed records]

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    Created: Monday 1st October 2001
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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