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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: NMGW-414723

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Sheet copper alloy strip, broken or cut along three of its sides, with one of the ends being bent prior to breaking. The outer complete edge exhibits a slight curvature and suggests the strip may have been curved. The piece is crudely decorated with a series of linear chisel marks forming two lines running along the strip. There is a further more continuous linear depression running along the broken or cut side.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2002

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Monmouthshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Shirenewton (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST4892
Four figure Latitude: 51.624403
Four figure longitude: -2.752568
1:25K map: ST4892
1:10K map: ST49SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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