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FERRULE
Unique ID: ESS-81B993
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy probable ferrule of uncertain date. It is formed of a sheet shaped to form a cylinder but is incomplete. It would have protected the end of an object such as a walking stick. The exterior surface is decorated with concentric mouldings. It measures 11mm in height. Similar cast ferrules are reported in the Roman period, notably from Colchester (Crummy, 1983: nos. 4103-4104) and on the PAS database from Bedfordshire (BH-7E1865), Wiltshire (WILT-EBDE02) and Suffolk (SF-9F7DD2). These indicate a possible date in the Roman period, although a later date cannot immediately be ruled out.
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Not seen by FLO
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st January 2008
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference: 021-A0172
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Rolled
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Good Easter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6212
Four figure Latitude: 51.783213
Four figure longitude: 0.347132
1:25K map: TL6212
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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