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MOUNT
Unique ID: BERK-999B85
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval copper alloy sword fitting. See Read 2001, 43, ref 371. Circa 16th century AD. Dimensions: length 29.1mm; thickness 3.25mm; width 19.0mm max; weight 4.5g
Notes:
Found during Weekend Wanderers Rally 1-2 Sep 2007
Class: sword
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1620
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.1 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 3.25 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd September 2007
Rally details.
This object was found at Weekend Wanderers - Chain Hill (nr Wantage) 07
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Tkt no. Or 231
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: Wantage
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 43, 371 |
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