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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-4DDAA1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Iron unidentified tanged implement. Wrought iron object comprising a tang of length 32mm, now of square section (though this form could arise from corrosion rather than manufacture), and a shouldered triangular 'blade' whose thickness increases from 3.3mm towards its flared end, where it is 8.5mm thick. This expansion is the opposite of the form expected of a bladed tool or weapon, and the generally good condition of the object suggests this is not merely an eccentric effect of corrosion. This reporter considers a function as a specialist craft tool or punch is perhaps the most likely explanation for this form. Suggested date: possibly Medieval, 1200-1500.
Length: 60.2mm, Width: 13mm, Thickness (at tang): 4.7mm, Weight: 6.00gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 60.2 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th July 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM25976a
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Northorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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