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MINIATURE OBJECT
Unique ID: NLM-5AC2C5
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible miniature object. Cast teardrop-shaped object with flat sides with lightly bevelled edges and with a drilled hole of diameter 5.9mm and depth 8.5mm in one of its flat sides; the opposite side is [now] rounded at its edges. Abraded. If indeed an addition to the canon of miniature objects and weapons ascribed to the Roman period, this example would perhaps have been inspired by an axe hammer or 'battle axe' of Early Bronze Age date, with a separate handle inserted. This would be a somewhat earlier prototype than is usual for miniature weapons. Alternatively, the neat hole and the almost identical height and width might point to some engagement with machinery, and hence to a very much later date. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410.
Length: 26.9mm, Width: 12.8mm, Height: 12.7mm, Weight: 18.03gms
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 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.9 mm
Height: 12.7 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Weight: 18.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th April 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM36075
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Willingham by Stow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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