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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WMID-581A84
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete pewter object in the form of a fish, probably dating to the Post Medieval to Modern period (c. AD 1700-1900). The object is flat and depicts the head, body and tail of a fish with moulded features depicting the face, scales and tail. The details are apparent on both faces of the object. The edges have been broken away around the face and lower part of the body.
There is no evidence of form of attachment therefore it is uncertain if this object was a mount or part of a larger object. A similar object recorded on the PAS database is DUR-EB76EC. Suggestions for this example include brooch, book fitting or spinner for a fishing line. Owing to the style of the design and deorative features a Post Medieval to Modern date has been tentatively applied to the object in question.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 19.08mm in length, 51.13mm in width, 1.74mm in thickness and 4.04g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.08 mm
Width: 51.13 mm
Thickness: 1.74 mm
Weight: 4.04 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Huntington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO2552
Four figure Latitude: 52.16115635
Four figure longitude: -3.09783187
1:25K map: SO2552
1:10K map: SO25SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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