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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: NMS-53A145
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy furniture fitting, a solid, truncated, conical mount with slightly convex sides and remains of an iron shank in a median hole. Diameter 14.5mm. Height (excluding decayed iron) 9mm. Weight 6.89g. Mid 1st - 4th century.
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 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 9 mm
Weight: 6.89 g
Diameter: 14.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th December 2015 - Monday 12th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 31075
Other reference: SB022017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: West Acre (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7716
Four figure Latitude: 52.71270923
Four figure longitude: 0.61881482
1:25K map: TF7716
1:10K map: TF71NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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