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NEEDLE
Unique ID: NCL-94F0A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy needle, probably dating to the Roman period. The needle has a circular-section stem which tapers to a point at one end. At the other, the stem flattens to accommodate the lentoidal, faceted eye, the shape of which continues as a triangular groove either side of the eye. The needle measures 110mm in length and has a diameter of 3mm. The needle can be assigned to Crummy's Type 3 (Needles with a groove above and below the eye) (Crummy 1983, 67). Roman examples appear to be third or fourth century in date, although the type does recur in the post-medieval period, so there is a possibility that this find could be much later in date.
Notes:
SF 4364. Seen 24.4.18
Class: Crummy Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 200
Date to: Exactly AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 110 mm
Diameter: 3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1986 - Tuesday 1st January 2002
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Box 3, Bag 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
District: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Piercebridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2115
Four figure Latitude: 54.529849
Four figure longitude: -1.677018
1:25K map: NZ2115
1:10K map: NZ21NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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