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CASTING WASTE
Unique ID: IOW-F4B888
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Bronze Age to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy casting gate (jet) (2150 BC- AD1700).
The object is cone-shaped and the surfaces are irregular with patches of brown patina.
Height: 16.38; width: 15.39mm; thickness: 14.95mm. Weight: 11.43g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly 2150 BC
Date to: Exactly AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 16.38 mm
Width: 15.39 mm
Thickness: 14.95 mm
Weight: 11.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd August 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-4-306
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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