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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: IOW-9DCDA6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete unidentified copper-alloy object of possible post-Medieval date (c. 1500-c. 1800).
This object tapers from the top to the bottom where there is a break. It is circular in plan and slightly domed at the top and appears to be a knob. On the side is a pair of circumferential grooves. At the top there is a small circular pit at the centre.
The object is corroded in places and has a dull matt green patina. The break is old.
Length: 24.0mm; diameter: 32.4mm. Weight: 102.54g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Weight: 102.54 g
Diameter: 32.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th August 2015 - Sunday 9th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-7-118
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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