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SPOON
Unique ID: NLM-43CB75
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy spoon. A small leaf-shaped concavo-convex bowl at the end of aan oval section stem which is thinnest at its midpoint, and which expands towards a flat rhomboid terminal. Traces of white metal plating appear. Severely bent and twisted, presumably by recurrent plough strike. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850.
Length (as found): 71mm, Width: 22mm, Thickness (at mid-stem): 1.8mm, Weight: 7.11gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 71 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 7.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39998
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Ulceby Cross
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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