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STUD
Unique ID: NMGW-99C671
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy decorative spherical or globular-headed stud, probably of Roman date
The cast stud is fragmentary, missing the lower part of the shaft (with a surviving length of 24.0mm and a weight of 13.5g). The head is near-spherical (with a diameter of 14.0mm - 15.3mm and a height of 13.2mm) with flat facets on both the apex and base. No applied decoration is evident on the head. The integral shaft is of sub-rectangular, faceted section with straight and near parallel sides for their surviving length (4.7mm wide and 3.6mm thick with a surviving length of 10.7mm). The surface has a dark-green patina.
Class: decorative spherical or globular-headed stud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Height: 13.2 mm
Weight: 13.5 g
Diameter: 15.3 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2014.189.4
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cardiff (Unitary Authority)
District: Cardiff (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Pentyrch (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST1081
Four figure Latitude: 51.52072141
Four figure longitude: -3.29856001
1:25K map: ST1081
1:10K map: ST18SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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