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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-B75C72
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy furniture mount, a knob of round cross-section with the base largely covered in decayed iron which probably includes the remains of an embedded iron shank. The top is concave and below it a narrow waist is encircled by a pair of ribs. Cf. NMS-1CF913. Height (excluding iron) c.9mm. Diameter of top 12.7mm, of waist c.6mm, of base c.10mm. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 9 mm
Diameter: 12.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2021 - Friday 1st October 2021
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 65302
Other reference: SBJB102021
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Gayton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7419
Four figure Latitude: 52.74062269
Four figure longitude: 0.57604111
1:25K map: TF7419
1:10K map: TF71NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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