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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: SWYOR-DB2567
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A group of three iron fixtures and fittings of unknown date, found on a known Roman site.
1) A large circular sectioned pin with a loop at one end through which is attached a link of chain. A second chain link may one have been attached also. The pin is 124mm long, 19mm wide and 20mm thick. At the loop end, it flares in width and flattens in thickness to form a flat disc before extending into a loop which curves backwards. The panel is the widest point and the loop is the thickest. The chin link has corroded through at one point. It is oval in plan and variable in section. The second loop is broken at one end but otherwise matches the first. The links are 50mm long and 21mm wide. 77.41g.
2) An iron object which has a square sectioned point at one end. Near the other end, which is broken, the object has a dog leg and widens into a pentagonal section. A projection from the flat reverse may be the remains of an attachment point. The object is 79mm long, 13mm wide and 19mm thick. 21.71g.
3) An incomplete rectangular loop of rectangular section, perhaps the remains of a buckle frame. About 3/5 of the frame survives. It is 54mm long, 38.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick. 5.12g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th January 2012 - Wednesday 9th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2073
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
District: Leeds (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: Leeds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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