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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-FCDF67
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy unidentified object. Cast bun-shaped object with a flat-topped sub-spherical body, possibly a handle, above a sharply stepped moulded part from which projects a rounded pad with a possible character in low relief. It is uncertain whether this is an initial letter in florid style, an indeterminate motif, or even an oriental character: at all events it would, being a positive feature, leave a negative impression if used as a stamp or seal. A trial (illustrated) produced no clear mark. The flat top appears to have been hammered or pounded in the course of its use. Suggested date: possibly Post-Medieval, 1500-1900.
Diameter: 18.0mm, Height: 20.8mm, Weight: 34.46gms.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 20.8 mm
Weight: 34.46 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 16th August 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26517a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
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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