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METAL WORKING DEBRIS

Unique ID: WILT-1A4572

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Bronze Age to Medieval copper alloy casting sprue, weighing 17.6g. It consists of a rough textured, oval sectioned mouth (23x12mm), which narrows to a D-shaped in section stem (being curved to one face), 16x14x6.75mm. This is snapped at its base and a jagged edge is apparent below. To one side of the main trunk is a flat-sectioned projection of metal, c.15x14x1.51mm, with a torn and jagged edge. The curved side of the object is smooth whereas the other side is rough. Measures 26.91x35.46mm.

Chronology

Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: 1150 BC
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.91 mm
Width: 35.46 mm
Thickness: 6.75 mm
Weight: 17.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Swindon

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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