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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SF6291
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Unidentified object made from cast copper alloy. It consists of a central stem and three side branches; the stem has a central rib on one face and has a fragment of a projecting corner at the base on the other face. The break here is old. The lowest side branch extends upwards and away from the stem in a straight line; the next one is on the other side, and is similar but longer and at a less acute angle. The third is back on the first side and is short and curved. The stem then ends in a point. The object has a hand-made look and a grey, surface-enriched or white-metal coated surface with patches of green patina showing through.
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 3.73 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2000
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: near Eye
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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