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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM331
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Complex shaped finial.
Notes:
Checked following Sophie Catley. Identification changed from 'Unassigned' to 'Unidentified Object'. Dating added: 'Medieval 1200-1500' following source record. Drawing ref. added. Image here omits section views.
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1200
Date to: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Width: 7.6 mm
Weight: 6.17 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 1997
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLPS0367
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: SELBY
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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