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JEWS HARP
Unique ID: BUC-237C77
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval Jews harp, dating to c. AD 1500-1800. The harp has a circular head, with two prongs projecting downwards and narrowing. One is broken near to the head, the other has been bent out of shape. The head is square in cross section and bevelled on the inside and outside. There is iron staining on the outer part of the bar. The prongs are also square in cross section. The central prong is missing. The harp has a light green patina with patches of brown, it measures 55.4mm in length, 23.1mm in width, 7.0mm in thickness and weighs 8.65g.
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 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55.4 mm
Width: 23.1 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 8.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 5071
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Berinsfield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU5897
Four figure Latitude: 51.66879013
Four figure longitude: -1.16273285
1:25K map: SU5897
1:10K map: SU59NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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