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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: IOW-743379
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object of Unknown date and function.
This object is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section.
In plan, from the straight and broken end, the sides taper in for a short distance and then flare to the slightly rounded and complete end. On the underside, close to the break, there is a circular hole, 8.0mm in diameter and 4.7mm in depth.
The object is green and corroded with patches of a dark brown patina. The break is abraded.
Length: 50.0mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness across hole: 6.4mm. Weight: 29.71g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 23.1 mm
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 29.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th January 2018 - Sunday 14th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-7-20
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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