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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-305865
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Iron knife fragment. Crescentic V-section fragment of a wrought iron knife, comprising an almost straight back and a crescentic cutting edge with irregular losses close to the tip. Knobbled corrosion occurs at the other end, and is unrelated to the underlying form of the object. The tang is lost. The finder credibly suggests a possible Roman date; if this is accepted, and despite the unlovely appearance of the object, it may actually be considered as well-preserved. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410.
Length: 75.4mm, Width clear of corrosion): 26.2mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 20.01gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 75.4 mm
Width: 26.2 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 20.01 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33404
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Broughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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