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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: LIN-DF1763

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy unidentified object. The object is spherical when viewed from the side, with an integral suspension loop at the top. The interior is hollow, and around the object are four circular openings, each decorated by a single incised perimeter. These openings make the object look square when viewed from above. The base of the object has no opening or decoration. The surface of the object is worn, particularly around the edges of the four openings. The object may have served as a strap junction, or perhaps as a steelyard weight. The field from which it came has produced predominantly Roman artefacts.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 39 mm
Diameter: 43 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: West Torrington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF1482
Four figure Latitude: 53.322657
Four figure longitude: -0.289959
1:25K map: TF1482
1:10K map: TF18SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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