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CHISEL
Unique ID: IOW-91EFF3
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete chisel-like object of unknown date.
This object is sub-rectangular and the thicker end is square in cross-section. It tapers in width and thickness towards the opposite end which is slightly splayed, bent and incomplete. On one face there is a shallow linear groove. The thick end is burred over.
The object is green with patches of a light brown patina. The break is old.
Length: 54.0mm; width: 9.4mm; thickness: 9.4mm; width at splayed end: 10.7mm. Weight: 21.72g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 54 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm
Weight: 21.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th August 2018 - Sunday 19th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-87
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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