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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: BUC-D24104

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A roughly cast lead relief of a human face? or lion head?The head is in the centre of an oval of leaf shapes and has two hemispherical knobs either side of it. The features are indistinct and therefore difficult to interpret. No parallels for tht object have been found.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Retained by finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 72.25 mm
Width: 71.71 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Wing

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: Retained by finder

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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