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Unique ID: LEIC-718A11
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
Medieval copper alloy chatelaine, 44mm long, 26mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in very good condition with a green patina and weighs 34.97grams. The object is oval in form and sub-rectangular in section. It has been cast in one piece and consists of an oval shaped loop with a sub-rectangular sectioned central cross bar which seperates a circular and an oval hole. The oval hole is an incomplete loop, having a small gap cast into it with triangular sectioned terminals, presumambly to guide objects in and prevent them slipping off. The chatelaine is essentially a medieval key ring which would have hung from a belt or girdle.
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1100
Date to: AD 1500
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 34.97 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th January 2009
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SK5308
Four figure Latitude: 52.66713046
Four figure longitude: -1.21772298
1:25K map: SK5308
1:10K map: SK50NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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