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RIVET

Unique ID: NMS-9DAD51

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Sheet copper alloy "paper-clip" rivet. Such objects were most commonly used for the repair of metal vessels. Most are likely to date to the medieval or post-medieval period, but some are earlier, such as examples from Late Saxon contexts at Flixborough (Rogers, N. in Evans and Loveluck 2009, 115-7). 18 x 11.5mm. c.1300 - c.1700.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 11.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th March 2015 - Monday 20th April 2015

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 15875
Other reference: NMD042015

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Fransham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF9013
Four figure Latitude: 52.6813693
Four figure longitude: 0.80928831
1:25K map: TF9013
1:10K map: TF91SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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