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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: HAMP-5A5729
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An apparently complete strip of gold, probably of Bronze Age date. It consists of three originally separate strands, now conjoined. The strands are D-shaped in cross-section and the object is now bent, as though possibly originally a ring shape (with the flat surface to the inside). It measures 6.8mm in width, 1.9mm in thickness and weighs 5.06g. It measures 31.5mm in length (bent) and probably originally measured c.40mm in length (unbent).
Notes:
The object was found in proximity to 2015 T225 (HAMP-032C65), an object with which it shares similarities.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T586
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1300 BC
Date to: Circa 1150 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th August 2015 - Thursday 6th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust entry form WINCM 87
Treasure case number: 2015T586
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
To be known as: Ropley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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