NLM-63F4A5: Roman Wire Loop

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WIRE

Unique ID: NLM-63F4A5

Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper alloy. Wire. A strand of wire of sub-rectangular section, blunt at one end, and wrapped round itself to form an oval loop at the other. Length: 50.20mm, Thickness of wire: 2.04mm, width of loop: 8.0mm. Weight: 1.66gms.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 40
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50.2 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 2.04 mm
Weight: 1.66 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 30th July 1988

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM13707

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Wrought

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Old Winteringham

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Chicken farm redevelopment

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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