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TOILET ARTICLE
Unique ID: BH-997E3D
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain function and date, possibly a Roman cosmetic instrument or toilet article. The object comprises a strip that tapers and becomes circular in cross-section with a pointed terminal at one end, and at the other end widens to become rectangular in cross section before flattening to form a short trapezoidal plate. The object measures 70.9 mm in length and a maximum of 28mm in width. It weighs 4.30 grams.
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: 70.9 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight: 4.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Monday 31st December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
District: Bedford (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bletsoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0159
Four figure Latitude: 52.21996072
Four figure longitude: -0.52294512
1:25K map: TL0159
1:10K map: TL05NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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