Rights Holder: Durham County Council
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Unique ID: NCL-63EA62
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper-alloy fragment of Roman decorative metal, 43-410. Since only a small part remains it difficult to determine the original purpose of this fragment. There are similarly decorated examples of many object types and it may be part of a decorated mount, furniture fitting, cart fitting or strap end.
The upper portion of the mount is sub-square in plan and is decorated with diagonally incised lines. The hollow cast collar is inset from the above decoration and flares into a knob shaped terminal.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.17 mm
Width: 23.4 mm
Thickness: 3.63 mm
Weight: 3 g
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: NT9304
Four figure Latitude: 55.330005
Four figure longitude: -2.111881
1:25K map: NT9304
1:10K map: NT90SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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