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SPUR
Unique ID: NLM-B77FA7
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible Spur fragment. Cast terminal, possibly from a spur side, of offset figure-of-eight pattern with an indented end, from a spur side of lentoid section. The lightness of this flimsy piece introduces doubt as to its identification, though most of the spur fragments reported from the vicinity also appear to come from spurs made for children. Suggested date: Post-Medieval,1600-1700.
Length: 28.1mm, Height: 14.1mm, Thickness: 1.9mm, Weight: 1.83gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.1 mm
Height: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24653
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wilberfoss
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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