Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SUR-A517A7Z
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval cast copper alloy object of uncertain purpose, with a hinged attachment. One end of the object bifurcates into a pair of scrolling foliate shapes, the other end comes to a point which curves downwards and is rebated to accept a transverse rivet which holds in place a pair of narrow metal strips of which only the truncated ends survive.
Notes:
Formerly known as SUR-A517A7, which was a duplicate ID caused by system error.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.87 mm
Width: 8.04 mm
Weight: 7.43 g
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 14-880
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: Shere (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0747
Four figure Latitude: 51.21219009
Four figure longitude: -0.46951302
1:25K map: TQ0747
1:10K map: TQ04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NLM-953AA6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: UNKNOWN
Lead unidentified object. Cast cylindrical object with slightly concave ends. The mass might suggest this to represent four underweight units…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: WMID-817DFC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: EARLY MEDIEVAL
A complete copper alloy openwork unidentified artefact, of Late Early Medieval (Viking) dating (AD 900 to AD 1100).
The artefact is of a…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NARC-EB9EB6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broadperiod: UNKNOWN
A fragment of a copper alloy object of uncertain function and Date (1150 - BC - AD 1700). The object is composed of a rectangular sectioned s…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618