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FERRULE
Unique ID: LIN-87CB7B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Iron Age to Roman (AD c.800-c.410) ferrule. Overall, the ferrule measures 11.5mm long and 16.3mm in diameter. It weighs 5.55g. The ferrule is a short tube with 1.6mm thick walls. Its purpose is uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 800 BC
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 11.5 mm
Weight: 5.55 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Field 1: -
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Sleaford area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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