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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: LEIC-F42C9E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval? copper alloy object, Length: 32 mm, width: 24 mm, thickness: 4 mm, weight: 5.68 g. The object is sub-rectangular in form and cross section and consists of two layers of plate, possible a cornerof a larger object? held together with a central flat 'rivet' which is a small square plate, folded to form a shaft which is pushed through a slit in the object and has then had its triangular terminals folded over to hold in place.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 5.68 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 31x7x10
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Rutland
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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