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TOILET ARTICLE

Unique ID: NMS-2DC27E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of Roman probable toilet implement, pitted pale green metal, rectangular-sectioned, one end broken, the other expands slightly and thins with the end slightly bent. Extant length 29mm. Width 4.3mm. 1.2mm thick at break. c.43-c.409.

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 409

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 4.3 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th September 2018 - Wednesday 17th October 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AHS102018

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Fressingfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM2678
Four figure Latitude: 52.35344942
Four figure longitude: 1.31717974
1:25K map: TM2678
1:10K map: TM27NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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