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STUD
Unique ID: LIN-0E29F1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A cast copper alloy bell-shaped stud. The fitting has a concave circular head 33mm in diameter. The concave interior is divided by two concentric circles. The centre of the interior is slightly raised and now damaged so that the iron corrosion on the reverse can be seen through it. Presumably a small decorative fitting was once applied to this area. The reverse of the fitting is covered with iron corrosion. Fittings such as these are usually described as lockpins or furniture studs and are discussed by Allason Jones (1985) and again by Allason-Jones and McKay (1985, Coventinas Well, A shrine on Hadrians Wall). In the latter survey the authors point out a 2nd/3rd century date for their use on the northern frontiers of the province.
Class:
Bell shaped
Sub class: Allason-Jones type 1
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 299
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Diameter: 33 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Sleaford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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