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SCABBARD
Unique ID: NLM-E399D9
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy with gilding possible scabbard chape or fitting. Cast sub-rectangular object, hollow, and now open at both its ends, with sides c.1.5mm thick all round. The sides at one end are now splayed outwards, which, given the thickness of the material, would have required significant force. Decoration, apparently identical on both sides, comprises pairs of horizontally incised lines above and below a fixing hole of diameter 1.5mm, and relict traces of gilding overall. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410.
Length: 32.4mm, Width: 28.3mm, Thickness (overall): 6.3mm, Weight: 15.78gms.
Class: possible Chape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 28.3 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 15.78 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 25th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26496a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bottesford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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