NLM-454F05: Unidentified Object of Unknown date

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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: NLM-454F05

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy unidentified object of unknown date. The slightly curved sub-rectangular arm is oval in section. One end tapers to a blunt point and the other end is flat and bears an oval panel motif standing in relief. The panel is divided into two fields by raised ribs, one field is D-shaped and the other appears to be a letter ‘K’ with two linked angled arms. Just below the D-shaped area, the side of the object bears a transverse notch. The function and date of this object are unknown. The surviving length is 51.5mm, the width is 16.8mm, the thickness is 12.8mm and the weight is 47.40g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 51.5 mm
Width: 16.8 mm
Thickness: 12.8 mm
Weight: 47.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM11472

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Barton Upon Humber

Spatial coordinates

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

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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