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METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Unique ID: SF-5633C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of cast copper-alloy metal working debris. It is pentagonal in form, rectangular in section with one relatively smooth surface that shows signs of sooting or exposure to high temperatures, the opposite face being uneven and globular in form. The fragment measures 13.56mm in length, 23mm in width, 8.75mm in thickness and 9.88g in weight. It is of uncertain date and may belong to any point from the Bronze Age onwards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.56 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 8.75 mm
Weight: 9.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th September 2011
Rally details.
This object was found at St. Mary's Bacton Rally, Suffolk, 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's Ref.: 200b
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Bacton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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