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AWL
Unique ID: OXON-99AC28
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy tool, possibly an awl or chisel.
The object is an elongated rectangle in plan with one pointed terminal and one flat terminal. The majority of the object is square in section. The edges of the object are very square and fresh. The surface of the object has a mid green/grey coloured patina.
The object is 71.3mm long, 7.9mm wide and 7.4mm thick. It weighs 25.27 grams.
The object is difficult to date, the surface does not suggest a prehistoric date, as these usually have a heavy patina and the edges seem to regular for awls of this period. Two similar object (LANCUM-810270 and WAW-9FA083) have been identified on the database suggested to date from the Roman to Post Medieval period, the Post Medieval period is the most likely date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71.3 mm
Width: 7.9 mm
Thickness: 7.4 mm
Weight: 25.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th January 2020 - Sunday 19th January 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: West Tytherley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU2829
Four figure Latitude: 51.05966146
Four figure longitude: -1.60184149
1:25K map: SU2829
1:10K map: SU22NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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