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METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Unique ID: SF-679182
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of cast copper-alloy metal working debris. It is roughly rectangular in form, flat and with uneven and pitted surfaces. The fragment measures 22.21mm in length, 17.18mm in width, 5.86mm in thickness and 4.66g in weight. It could date to any point from the Bronze Age onwards.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.21 mm
Width: 17.18 mm
Thickness: 5.86 mm
Weight: 4.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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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: Wickham Skeith
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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