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BLADE
Unique ID: WILT-682E7A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Bronze Age blade tip.
The fragment is broadly triagnular tapering from 15.45mm to 2.7mm at the tip. The fragment is lozengeform in cross section and narrows from 2.85mm thick at the break to 0.9mm thick at the tip. The fragment weighs 4.37 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1500 BC
Date to: Circa 700 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 15.45 mm
Weight: 4.37 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WHM 2015-44
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winterbourne Bassett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1174
Four figure Latitude: 51.46486634
Four figure longitude: -1.84304476
1:25K map: SU1174
1:10K map: SU17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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