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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: DUR-1D5592
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of what is likely to be a larger piece of jewellery, possibly a brooch or part of a necklace.
The item comprises three broken bands of copper-alloy, wrapped and held together with a further short band. In addition there is a further broken section of a band.
The outer surface of the bands have a pressed Greek key (or meander) pattern with gilt inlay. The art-deco style pattern and decoration suggest the object is modern, possibly dating from the 1920s.
The object is a total of 40.18mm long, 18.7mm wide, and up to 5.6mm thick. Each of the bands are 0.86mm thick. The item weighs 4.8g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1910
Date to: Circa AD 1940
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.18 mm
Width: 18.7 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th October 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with metal
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Lanchester (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1547
Four figure Latitude: 54.8176308
Four figure longitude: -1.76809884
1:25K map: NZ1547
1:10K map: NZ14NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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