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WORKBOX

Unique ID: LIN-E32932

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Probable copper alloy lid from an Anglo-Saxon workbox. The lid is circular thin sheet of copper alloy with a central hole, containing a suspension loop. The loop consists of a single oval strip of copper alloy looped over at the top, threaded through the hole and then splayed on the reverse to secure it to the lid. Attached to the suspension loop is another small strip of copper alloy looped through the suspension loop, perhaps forming the first link in a chain. There is a further hole to either side of the central hole although it is not certain whether these are areas of damage. Only a small fragment of the original outer perimeter survives, giving the lid a diameter of 43.42mm. The suspension loop is 14.98mm in length. The reverse of the lid is very worn, and there is a 4.6mm wide band of iron-coloured patina around the perimeter, perhaps indicative of solder or where the bronze was in contact with wood. Workboxes date to the second half of the seventh century or the early decades of the eighth.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Date from: Circa AD 650
Date to: Circa AD 720

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.39 mm
Diameter: 43.42 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kirton in Lindsey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9396
Four figure Latitude: 53.45256
Four figure longitude: -0.601004
1:25K map: SK9396
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
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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