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PLATE
Unique ID: NLM-F727CF
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy plate. Sub-rectangular sheet metal object with slightly convergent sides, angled at one end and rounded at the other. A drilled hole of diameter 2.7mm is close to each end. The relatively large holes would argue against the medieval style of fixing with small rivets; they show no sign of wear so a mechanical function is unlikely. The thickness of the sheet varies from 0.5mm to 0.8mm over its very limited length, so the object is unlikely to be machined. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750.
Length: 27.2mm, Width: 8.4mm, Thickness (maximum): 0.8mm, Weight: 0.91gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25863a
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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