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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-E8A66F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. A cast possibly hexagonal section bar with an expanded rounded and collared element at one end, broken at both ends, and fiercely abraded. The finder kindly suggests a function as a spoon handle, for which this object appears too massy. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1350-1650
Length: 43.1mm, Width: 11.9mm, Thickness: 8.7mm, Weight: 18.09gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.1 mm
Width: 11.9 mm
Thickness: 8.7 mm
Weight: 18.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48855
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Laceby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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