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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-1B9682
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy hooked book mount with a slightly exapnded fishtail terminal, parallel sides and two iron stained rivet holes, both in the centre of punched rings. Length 38.5mm. Width 7.5mm. Width of terminal 9.7mm. 16th century.
(field WG3)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.5 mm
Width: 9.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014 - Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 56989
Other reference: SET042014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Wreningham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1699
Four figure Latitude: 52.54597673
Four figure longitude: 1.18416659
1:25K map: TM1699
1:10K map: TM19NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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