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KNIFE
Unique ID: NMS-E0B8E5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy sheet end-cap from whittle-tang knife, shield-shaped sheet plate with an off-centre (slightly raised) perforation, punched through from one face, containing the corroded remains of the iron tang (4 x 4mm). Height 17mm. Width 11.5mm. 1mm thick. Weighs 1.02g. 14th-15th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 17 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Saturday 1st October 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 30071
Other reference: IND03092017AM
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Bracon Ash (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG1800
Four figure Latitude: 52.55415604
Four figure longitude: 1.214269
1:25K map: TG1800
1:10K map: TG10SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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