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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LEIC-E10486
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete copper alloy dress fastener lacking attachment bar and hook.The main body of the fastener is disc shaped with a serrated outer border, and a pierced internal decoration with small holes within the quadrants of a cross. The object is in poor condition, is 22mm long, 15mm wide, 1mm thick and weighs 0.98g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 0.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th July 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2631
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Hoby with Rotherby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6817
Four figure Latitude: 52.74635371
Four figure longitude: -0.99409236
1:25K map: SK6817
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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