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SPUR
Unique ID: PUBLIC-999079
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy spur dating from the medieval to post-medieval period, c. AD 1450-1600. The item comprises the broken terminal end of one spur arm. The arm is oval in cross-section with two loops in a figure of eight arrangement at the terminal which is joined to one side of the loop section. The arm bends slightly inwards from roughly halfway from the loops towards the break in the arm. The item is a dark green colour.
Measurements :- Length 60.64mm, Width (arm) 8.12mm, Thickness (arm) 3.11mm, - Loops 25.14mm x 11.49, Weight 12.1g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.64 mm
Width: 8.12 mm
Thickness: 3.11 mm
Weight: 12.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Bacton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0466
Four figure Latitude: 52.25433509
Four figure longitude: 0.98736779
1:25K map: TM0466
1:10K map: TM06NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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