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TOILET ARTICLE

Unique ID: WMID3289

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Published Find published

The item is a moulded circular sectioned length of copper alloy. One terminal has a circular loop which is slightly off-centre. Just below the loop there appears to be a traces of gilding. The vertical shank below this loop has three horizontal ribs with a bulbous section in-between which terminates with a further three horizontal ribs. The shank is then moulded with a short 'hour-glass' shape which has three horizontal ribs below. The shank is then undecorated and appears to have a broken terminal as it is uneven. The item has a well developed dark green patina.

Notes:

Finders Code 39-10-1

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.86 mm
Width: 5.11 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2000 - Thursday 1st February 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE WELFORD ON AVON

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd p. 61 No. 1940 Similar type of terminal.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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