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CLASP
Unique ID: NLM-A7E4D2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy clasp (as identified by finder) or clog clasp. A rectangular plate with the stub of a prong (now lost) at either end. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.
Length: 20.6mm, Width: 11.3mm, Thickness: 1mm, Weight: 1.38gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.6 mm
Width: 11.3 mm
Thickness: 11.3 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM15575a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Brookenby/Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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