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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SF8337

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Circular openwork object, 26 to 27 mm in diameter, with slightly uneven openwork three-armed decoration. Around the circumference are three bosses, and the centre is filled with three long drop-shaped perforations. The narrower end of each perforation fits between a boss and the wider end of the neighbouring perforation, and extends to the edge of the mount as a groove. The reverse has a broken-off circular stub in the centre measuring 3 mm. It also has some decoration; the grooves are repeated, and there are low bumps on the reverse of the bosses. The presence of these features may mean that the object was intended to be visible from both faces, although the bossed face appears to be the outer, upper or primary face. The object is 6 mm thick across the bosses, and the broken-off stub brings the total thickness to 10 mm. The metal is quite corroded with some large deep pits, especially on the upper surface.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: 800 BC
Date to: AD 43

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 11.19 g
Diameter: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: ISLEHAM

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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