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SPOON
Unique ID: NLM-8BD6FA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy spoon. Cast round section and slightly tapered stem with an expanded and indented end from which springs the stub of a broad concave bowl. Three crude nicks appear on top of the bowl end of the stem. Bent at its midpoint. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410.
Length (as found): 70mm, Width: 19.7mm, Thickness: 3.3mm, Weight: 6.65gms
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: 70 mm
Width: 19.7 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 6.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39564
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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