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MOUNT
Unique ID: LEIC-EF1E08
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy fragment, probably of late Roman date. It has a slightly concave base and an irregular shape: a small oval lobe surrounded by four small ends of different size and shape. It may be part of a strap or buckle? Length: 12.7mm, width: 11.6mm, thickness: 2mm, weight: 0.82g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Part of an extant museum collection
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.7 mm
Width: 11.6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 0.82 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: BOS5842
Museum accession number: X.A132.2013.25.0
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
To be known as: Bosworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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