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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SF-4D01F3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy unidentified object date unknown for which no parallel could be found. This object is conical in shape measuring 30.91mm in diameter and 18.84mm in height, the pointed top is incomplete due to old breaks. The base is decorated with a border with longitudinal grooves running along it, part of this border has now broken off from the rest of the object. The object has a central hole which appears to be filled with lead and the underside of the object is concave. The upper face has a teardrop shaped indentation in one side, which may possibly have been a casting flaw. It has a dark brown patina. Due to the presence of lead this object could either have been mounted onto a larger one with a lead solder or possibly functioned as a weight of some kind.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.84 mm
Width: 30.91 mm
Weight: 28.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Santon Downham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Woodland
Specific landuse: Coniferous plantation

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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