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Unique ID: SF-13B515
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Medieval pin or nail head. The head is solid, domed and faceted around its sides, tapering to its shaft which has a square section and a blunt tip. The dome measures 9.79mm in diameter, and the pin is 21mm in length, weighing 3.97g. It may have been used as an upholstery nail, for furniture or a box.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Weight: 3.97 g
Diameter: 9.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: finder's ref.50
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Brockley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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