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Unique ID: NMGW-0F7707
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy handle, possibly of Roman date
The object is incomplete, broken at the narrow end (with a surviving length of 38.0mm and a weight of 4.5g). The complete end is of oval section and is rounded with an expanded terminal (with a width of 10.0mm and a thickness of 3.6mm). The handle gradually narrows towards a decorative double-ribbed moulding, which all the way around the fitting. The damaged end thins, as if to a blade (with a thickness of 1.1mm). The surface has a dark-green patina.
It is possible that the object is the handle of a medical or cosmetic implement of Roman date but the few diagnostic features present make a confident identification difficult. The handle is also similar to post medieval knife handles and the object may be a 18th century toy knife
Class: handle of a medical or cosmetic implement or post medieval toy knife handle
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2013.44.2
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Tewkesbury (District)
Parish or ward: Hasfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8227
Four figure Latitude: 51.9412071
Four figure longitude: -2.26325536
1:25K map: SO8227
1:10K map: SO82NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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