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TORC
Unique ID: LVPL-9D0ED4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy fragment possibly from a torc. It is a single piece of twisted copper alloy and is circular in section. The terminal is thicker and rounded. It has broken at the other end.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1150 BC
Date to: 800 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 83.14 mm
Width: 16.27 mm
Weight: 97.1 g
Diameter: 16.27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Harthill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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