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QUERN
Unique ID: NMS-97A09E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of the upper stone of a Rhineland lava quern of unknown date, with a small part of the edge present, one face flat and roughly finished, the other concave and smoothed through wear, thickness 32mm increasing to 46mm at the edge, weight 630g, diameter very approximately 500mm. Roman or Middle Saxon to medieval.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 46 mm
Weight: 630 g
Diameter: 500 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 4th February 2015 - Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60381
Other reference: ENMD032015
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: South Walsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG3713
Four figure Latitude: 52.66287205
Four figure longitude: 1.50329834
1:25K map: TG3713
1:10K map: TG31SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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