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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SF-92DED5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A flat disc circular in shape c32mm in diameter. The front face is smooth has an incomplete impressed square topped shield on it with a central recessed cross with a cable like decorative cross within this. The back face is rough to the touch. This object could possibly have functioned as weight or possibly a decorative mount especially as the back does not appear to have been designed to be seen. It is perhaps most likely to be medieval in date.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.9 mm
Width: 30 mm
Weight: 70.02 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: Stwo Cum Quy

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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