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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-7A4F76
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
unknown object, 38mm long, 20mm wide and 2mm thick. the object is in fair condition and weighs 6.01grams. It consists of a rectangular sectioned shaft, 10mm long, which has a slightly rounded upper surface. This terminates with a rectangular shaped plate, 20mm x 18mm, which has two semi-circular nicks removed from its outer edge, forming and edge which looks like a three pronged fork. The reverse of the shaft is flat and has a rectangular scar in its centre, which could be from a catch plate?
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 6.01 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Little Casterton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0109
Four figure Latitude: 52.66931
Four figure longitude: -0.507839
1:25K map: TF0109
1:10K map: TF00NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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