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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SWYOR-7E9C73
Object type certainty: Certain
A small piece of copper alloy strip dating from the Early Medieval period. The strip is sub-rectangular and flat. One end is broken, but the other end has a transverse collar and then a slightly flaring terminal. This shape makes it unlikely to be part of a pair of tweezers, but it may be part of some other toilet article or a decorative embellishment. The centre of the strip is slightly arched. It is not clear if this is intentional. The terminal is decorated with a single ring and dot, and the rest of the strip is decorated with very faint further ring and dots and transverse incised lines. The reverse is not decorated. It has a light green patina. It has a length of 29.23mm, width 4.82mm, thickness 1.01mm, weight 0.67g.
Notes:
This object and the attached records were recovered from a site which may be the location of an Early Medieval moot site, though later disturbance makes the site difficult to interpret. Archaeological work including trial trenching in advance of development has not yet revealed any further evidence. Most of the finds recovered through metal detecting are Early Medieval; material of this date is rare in West Yorkshire.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 400
Date to: Circa AD 1066
Dimensions and weight
Length: 29.23 mm
Width: 4.82 mm
Thickness: 1.01 mm
Weight: 0.67 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: West Yorkshire
District: Leeds
To be known as: Morley
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 18th January 2010
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr David Crowther
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- Robert Collins wrote @ 16:49:30 on the 25th July 2011.
This may be a late Roman (4th c) or later belt stiffener, which occur in narrow strips and were used in bunches/clusters to reinforce a belt.
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Created:
Friday 26th February 2010
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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