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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WMID868
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Trapezoidal shaped item. The narrow end is rounded and slightly bevelled. As the item becomes wider, it becomes thicker. The wide end is broken, but it an indentation at this end suggests s socket fitting.
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Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.11 mm
Width: 25.35 mm
Thickness: 13.09 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 1999
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Tamworth (District)
To be known as: STAFFORDSHIRE TAMWORTH
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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