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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: ESS-6F8CF5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Unidnetified cast copper alloy artefact, probably Roman to Medieval in date. Formed of an incomplete curved bar which is sub-triangular in plan and has an oval cross section. There is a worn break at each end. The wider end has been cast at a 45 degree angle and contains a possible slot or rivet hole, however the break makes this difficult to determine. It has a mid green patina. It is 44.47mm long, has a maximum width of 10.42mm and thickness of 5.43mm. It weighs 8.2 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.47 mm
Width: 10.42 mm
Thickness: 5.43 mm
Weight: 8.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 16th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OEF 6376
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Tendring (District)
Parish or ward: Bradfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1431
Four figure Latitude: 51.936338
Four figure longitude: 1.111689
1:25K map: TM1431
1:10K map: TM13SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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