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TOILET ARTICLE
Unique ID: LIN-2900F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy implement, probably a nail cleaner from a Roman toilet/cosmetic set. The implement is rectangular, flat, and has a circular hole for suspension at the top. The body gently tapers to the terminal,which is broken.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Width: 7 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015 - Thursday 10th September 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Wragby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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