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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-F1DEBA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A small piece of what appears to be a larger object, possibly a brooch or other clothes fastening device. The main portion consists of a metal basket into which a small polished decorative stone has been inserted.
Length: 24 mm
Height: 9 mm
Width: 13 mm
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Height: 9 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017 - Monday 31st July 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Secondary material: Stone
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Tarvin (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ4866
Four figure Latitude: 53.18853518
Four figure longitude: -2.77967743
1:25K map: SJ4866
1:10K map: SJ46NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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