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STUD
Unique ID: BH-FE6BC5
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Roman bell shaped stud of Allason-Jones type 1. The upper portion of the artefact takes the form of a stylised flower head, the four petals having been achieved by crimping the angled rim of the circular-sectioned head. The recessed upper surface contained within this rim has a raised boss at its centre. On its outer surface the rim angles inwards, with a circumferential groove located near its base; beneath this is the waisted central portion, which expands into a discoidal base with perimeter groove and an attached remnant of the iron pin at the centre of the its otherwise flat underside.
Dimensions: 21.5mm long, 28.3mm wide (top). Weight: 50.08g.
Class:
bell shaped
Sub class: Allason-Jones type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.5 mm
Width: 28.3 mm
Weight: 50.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 12/159 - 21
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: West Dorset (District)
To be known as: Winterborne St. Martin
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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