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Unique ID: LANCUM-A45E02
Object type certainty: Probably
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Probable enamelled copper alloy mount or stud, possibly late Iron Age. The artefact has been affected by corrosion and on the undecorated face this corrosion may have removed all trace of any mounting that may originally have been there. The decorated face consists of a raised eight rayed cross, star, or flower, within a raised circular border. The rays are grouped crudely into pairs and the resultant cells were originally flooded with enamel, the residue of which is present in the form of a dull orange deposit. Hard to date with any certainty but likely to have been produced between c100 BC and c100 AD.
The diameter is 23mm and the weight 5.61g.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.61 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th April 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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