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Unique ID: LEIC-BCD446
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy figurative object, perhaps a steelyard weight, 62mm long, 42mm wide and 25 mm thick. The object is in fair condition, being very worn, with a green patina and weighs 144g. It is in the form of a naked female bust, perhaps wearing a head-dress, with hair flowing over her shoulders. There are traces of iron staining around the top of the head, but no obvious sign of a suspension loop.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 62 mm
Width: 42 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight: 144 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th November 2008
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Ratby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5106
Four figure Latitude: 52.649344
Four figure longitude: -1.247603
1:25K map: SK5106
1:10K map: SK50NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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