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PEN
Unique ID: SUR-CBD5AE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A late medieval or early post medieval cast copper alloy pen; the terminal is missing and the shaft is bent. A section across the head of the pen takes the form of a cross. The shaft is knobbed to provide a grip when holding.
A few of pens of this type have been recorded including a few on the PAS database. See for example a pen from London (Egan 1998, Fig.209 no.898). Egan suggests a date in the 16th century on comparison with similar handles on cutlery of that period.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Include in PostMedArch
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 63.64 mm
Width: 4.18 mm
Weight: 4.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 14-618
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Cold Brayfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9251
Four figure Latitude: 52.14963194
Four figure longitude: -0.65681721
1:25K map: SP9251
1:10K map: SP95SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 898 |
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