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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: DENO-632737
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy unidentified object, probably of Roman to medieval date (AD c.43-c.1540). The fragment is broadly in the shape of a lozenge with one end longer than the other. The shorter end is broken where it would have connected to the rest of the object. The fragment is rectangular in cross-section. The obverse has a setting for enamel which matches the shape of the fragment. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The object has a red-brown patina. The fragment may have come from a harness pendant or a brooch. Overall, the fragment measures 12.2mm long, 9.2mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 1.06g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1540
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.2 mm
Width: 9.2 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 1.06 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8178
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Amber Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Hazelwood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK3145
Four figure Latitude: 53.00142806
Four figure longitude: -1.53952037
1:25K map: SK3145
1:10K map: SK34NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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