Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WAW-5A0610
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy rod of uncertain date, possibly Roman or Medieval in date. The artefact has a circular cross section at the end with the perforation and a square cross section at the other end. The perforation is just below the tip. The artefact is possibly a stylus, styluses do appear in copper alloy, the end usual tapers, there are no examples with a perforation. A pendant weight has also been suggested, the examples on the database are often lead and of a medieval date.
The artefact is 70.6mm in length, 6.35mm thick and weighs 13.1 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Length: 70.6 mm
Thickness: 6.35 mm
Weight: 13.1 g
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Other reference: 4284
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SO5347
Four figure Latitude: 52.11930723
Four figure longitude: -2.68785191
1:25K map: SO5347
1:10K map: SO54NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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