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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SOM-A86F32
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Treasure case 2009 T141.
Decorative silver arrow head terminal, made from thin silver sheet and therefore a purely decorative element from some larger ensemble. Perhaps the arrow attribute of a silver figure of a saint such as St Michael?
Late medieval or early modern, perhaps 16th Century.
As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections
Length: 25.64mm, Width: 11.20mm, Thickness: 4.34mm. Weight: 0.77g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T141
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.64 mm
Width: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 4.34 mm
Weight: 0.77 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020447
Treasure case number: 2009T141
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: West Chinnock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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