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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: GLO-CB18EB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy Roman furniture fitting that has a solid cast bell-shaped or concavo-convex knob with an expanded base. Within the cup of the bell shape is a tall conical protruding boss with a central dimple. On the back of the copper alloy mount is a rearward projecting rectangular iron pin. This type of fitting is known from the 1st to the 4th century
Class: bell-shaped stud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 58 mm
Weight: 62.61 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2014 - Friday 1st August 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Priston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST6960
Four figure Latitude: 51.33823686
Four figure longitude: -2.44640438
1:25K map: ST6960
1:10K map: ST66SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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