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INTAGLIO

Unique ID: NARC-517BE3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An oval red enamel intaglio with recessed motif representing a female(?) bust left. The red enamel is placed within an oval border of probable copper alloy. Roman date.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 403

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 11.5 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.2 g

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Julie Cassidy
Identified by: Ms Julie Cassidy

Materials and construction

Primary material: Enamel
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Nether Heyford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6658
Four figure Latitude: 52.21627
Four figure longitude: -1.035383
1:25K map: SP6658
1:10K map: SP65NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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