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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: LVPL-48AB06
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Late iron age object. It is sub-lozenge shaped with a rounded raised head. The lower and side points are slightly raised and rounded. There is a open triangle shaped center. It is likely to be late Iron age however its function is unknown.
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 300 BC
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.87 mm
Width: 21.13 mm
Thickness: 6.53 mm
Weight: 22.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Congleton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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