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Unique ID: LANCUM-9B8D86
Object type certainty: Certain
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Copper-alloy strap fitting of late Iron Age to early Roman date (c. 50 BC - 200 AD). The object comprises of a lozenge-shaped loop with a rectangular attachment loop extending from the back of it. Across the lozenge-shaped loop is a figure of eight with a raised outline on its front face around two circles. The object has a rough patchy brown and green patina. It is 34mm in length, 24mm in width and 13mm in thickness. It weighs 10.78g.
This type of strap fitting and the style of decoration is well exampled from late Iron Age and early Roman contexts.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 200
Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 10.78 g
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Other reference: N5204
4 Figure: SD8194
Four figure Latitude: 54.34119428
Four figure longitude: -2.293748
1:25K map: SD8194
1:10K map: SD89SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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