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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: WILT-8F8186

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Unidentified copper alloy/ bronze object, oval in shape with a crescentic cut at one end. It measures 49.6x40x7.3mm and weighs 48.13g. The surfaces are bumpy and all original patina has been lost. The metal is a rich orangey brown in colour, not dissimilar to the colour of some Bronze Age metal work. Where this brown has been worn away the metal beneath is bluey green. The crescentic cut seems intentional and appears to have a smooth, worn edge.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: UNKNOWN
Date from: 2500 BC
Date to: 800 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49.6 mm
Width: 40 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm
Weight: 48.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th November 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Mottisfont (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU3124
Four figure Latitude: 51.014548
Four figure longitude: -1.559462
1:25K map: SU3124
1:10K map: SU32SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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