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FERRULE
Unique ID: NARC2585
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A ferrule which has broken into two pieces. The small piece has a closed copper-alloy end and retains its clay core. The larger part is a tubular shape which tapers slightly from the open end with a central swelling between marginally concave outlines at either end. There are a pair of peg-holes placed almost at the centre of the swelling.
Notes:
The diameter of the ferrule is given for the longer section at it's largest point, the length is also of the largest piece, which tapers to 12.66mm diameter. The smaller piece is 18.61mm x 14.33mm tapering to 12.81mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1000 BC
Date to: 700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 82.96 mm
Weight: 44.4 g
Diameter: 16.58 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2001 - Monday 1st October 2001
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: narc2585s
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hockliffe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9626
Four figure Latitude: 51.924253
Four figure longitude: -0.605384
1:25K map: SP9626
1:10K map: SP92NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needham, S.P. | 1990 | The Petters Late Bronze Age Metalwork: An Analytical Study of Thames Valley Metalworking in its Settlement Context | London | British Museum Press | 58/14 | 73 |
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