NMS-169453: Romano-British furniture fitting

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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-169453

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Romano-British Fitting from furniture, possibly part of a hinge, cut plate (1.5mm thick) folded widthways with internal wear, opposed semi-circular cut-outs on front and back parts broken across one set, terminal missing, surviving part tapers towards trefoil terminal pierced by iron rivet, 13 x 34mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Beeston with Bittering

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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