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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: DENO-44D14A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy object of uncertain date and function. Possibly a part of a handle of a cosmetic instrument. It is 55 mm long, 4.7mm wide and 2 mm thick at the mid point. It is rectangular in section but round at one end: it tapers slightly to a blunt point 2.5 mm diameter decorated with five incised circumferential grooves. The other end terminates in a break forming a notch. The surface shows linear striations and is a brassy colour - it is unclear if this is the result of cleaning.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Width: 4.7 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8715
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Gunthorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK6944
Four figure Latitude: 52.98890134
Four figure longitude: -0.97357032
1:25K map: SK6944
1:10K map: SK64SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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