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CATEGORY 4: HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS AND FURNITURE SPOONS All spoons are of copper alloy unless otherwise stated. Type 1 Spoons with a round bowl (Fig 73? 2008-2011), 2009 SF BKC 4724, T481. Period 1 or 2. In fragments, a large part of the bowl is missing. Length 122.0 mm, diameter of bowl 26.5 mm. 2010 SF BKC 5015, V88. Period 3 or 4? Fragment, most of the handle is missing. Length 34.0 mm, diameter of bowl 23.0 mm. 2011 SF BKC 5392, V686 L81. Make-up? Period 2. Fragments of a round bowl. Type 2 Spoons with a pear-shaped bowl (Fig 73; 2012-2015). 2013 SF BKC 4625, T310 F112. Pit. Period 5c. Fragments of a pear-shaped bowl. 2015 SF BKC 5255, V373 F53. Pit. Period 5? Fragments, part of the bowl is missing. Type 3 Spoons with a mandolin-shaped bowl (Fig 735 2016-2019). 2017 SF BKC 2652(C), H16 L2. Topsoil. Post-<strong>Roman</strong>. Fragment of a bowl, broken across the neck. Length 32.0 mm, maximum diameter 25.5 mm. Folding spoon (Fig 73; 2020) In printed catalogue. Page 277
OBJECTS USED FOR THE PREPARATION OR SERVING OF FOOD Shale trays All are in printed catalogue (Fig 74; 2021-2023). (Fig 75; 2024-2028) Shale vessels 2025 SF BKC 4169(C), J141 F13. Large pit. Period 5b. Fragment. Probably a sherd from a vessel. perhaps a platter. Thickness 5.0 mm. 2026 SF BKC 3413(C), J176 F32. Pit. Periods 5c/6. A fragment of either a rim or a footring. Thickness 5.5 mm. (Figs 761 2029-2051) Copper-alloy vessels 2032 SF BKC 2321(C), G308. Street metalling. c Period 3. Two fragments from the wall of a vessel? 2033 SF BKC 3166. K246 F15. Gully/ditch. Period 6. Rim sherd from a narrow- necked vessel? Page 278 2038 SF BKC 1499. E743 F184/L200. Settlement. Period 3. Possibly a fragment from a skillet handle.
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COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT 2:
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Acknowledgements I am grateful to t
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109 Antler and bone cheekpieces fro
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For each site or area within a larg
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percentage into five groups: a) coi
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18 Objects the function or identifi
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ow has knurled marginal grooves and
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Britain by the army of conquest, wh
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again into side-wings. The external
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Fig 10 Bow brooches: Group 8 (1:1)
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Fig 14 Plate brooches (1:1) 16
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Unclassified (Fig 14; 88-92) 88 Fig
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worked bone and antler have been fo
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Fig 19 Bone hairpins: Type 3 (1:1)
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Fig 21 Bone hairpins: Type 5 (1:1)
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Fig 23 Bone hairpins: miscellaneous
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the size of the piece of jet used t
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Type 5. Pins with a groove or groov
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Fig 32 Gadrooned beads (1:1) 546 Fi
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usually of one division. It is impo
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ARMLETS Individual types are briefl
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Fig 39 Bone armlet (1:1) Fig 40 Ear
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Fig 42 Plain copper-alloy armlets (
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Fig 44 Copper-alloy armlets with tr
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applied horizontally. The S is made
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Fig 47 Copper-alloy armlets with mu
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Fig 50 Plain, coiled, cable-decorat
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IRON FINGER-RINGS With setting (Fig
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Fig 56 Hobnails plotted in situ in
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CATEGORY 2: TOILET, SURGICAL OR PHA
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the teeth. 1857 Fig 59 SF BUC 1529,
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Fig 63 Tweezers (1:1) this, one lon
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Fig 65 Spoon-probes (1:1) damaged.
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The nail-cleaner and the third piec
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CATEGORY 3: OBJECTS USED IN THE MAN
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Copper-alloy. Complete. Bent. Lengt
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CATEGORY 4: HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS AND
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semicircles of two concentric groov
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handle would pass through the hole.
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2066 SF BKC 1940, El 181 (F158). Co
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Stone vessel? (Fig 79; 2079) 2086 F
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Fig 82 Factory and open lamps, and
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Fig 85 Drop- and ring-handles from
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Fig 87 Bone and antler inlay (1:1)
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have been broken, but used after th
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tapering from 23.0 to 15.0 mm wide,
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plate appears to have formed a prot
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Fig 94 Bone counters (1:1) GLASS CO
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of a roundel is largely dictated by
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Fig 100 Tile counters (1:2) Diamete
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CATEGORY 6: OBJECTS EMPLOYED IN WEI
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WEIGHTS (Fig 105; 2510-2515) 2510 F
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CATEGORY 7: OBJECTS USED FOR OR ASS
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CATEGORY8: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH
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CATEGORY 9: BUILDINGS AND SERVICES
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attachment was probably not particu
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IRON KNIFE OR CLEAVER BLADES (Fig 1
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2956 Fig 114 SF LWC 3452, J1232 F41
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CATEGORY 11: FASTENINGS AND FITTING
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Fig 120 Copper-alloy studs with a f
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laminated armour). There are copper
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arm (externally) 48.5 mm. 4080 Fig
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MISCELLANEOUS FITTINGS (Fig 134; 41
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Fig 137 Lock-pins (1:1) Fig 138 Lat
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CATEGORY 12: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WIT
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CATEGORY 13: MILITARY EQUIPMENT The
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Fig 146 Shield binding (1:1) Fig 14
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slightly distorted belt-plate with
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Fig 154 Decorated front plate of an
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on late Roman military belts. The s
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LATE ROMAN BELT-FITTINGS, PROBABLY
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CATEGORY 14: OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WIT
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figures, such as the series of enam
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seems to have been a realistically
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Fig 180 Amulets (1:1) respectively.
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CATEGORY 15: OBJECTS AND WASTE MATE
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Fig 185 Worked bone from Balkerne L
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Fig 186 Worked bone from Balkerne L
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Fig 188 Lanceolate leaves without p
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Fig 190 Strip mounts from Butt Road
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Fig 192 Miscellaneous mounts from B
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CATEGORY 17: OBJECTS AND WASTE MATE
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Fig 199 Bone ?pegs (1:1) 4472 Fig 1
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Fig 202 Miscellaneous copper-alloy
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Fig 204 Miscellaneous copper-alloy
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Fig 206 Miscellaneous iron objects
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Fig 209 Miscellaneous bone objects
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Fig 211 Antler object (1:2) Fig 212
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Abbreviations BM Briti
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groups' in Britannia, 7, 192-209 Si
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OBJECT INDEX References are given t
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INDEX OF OBJECTS BY MATERIALS Amber
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Shale, see Jet Stones and minerals
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CONTENTS Category 1: personal ornam
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Type 60 The simplest and commonest
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Page 139 merge towards the foot. Th
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Group 7: T-shaped brooches (Fig 9;
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Type 266 Small wheel-shaped brooche
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HAIRPINS Bone pins Unless otherwise
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149 SF MID 558. A2010 L241. General
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186 SF BKC 4841(C), N310. Period 6?
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Page 201 Type 3 Pins with a more or
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Page 203 251 SF BKC 490(C). A9 L1.
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Page 205 287 SF BKC 2802(C), H298 (
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Head A, crude. Page 207 329 SF BKC
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Type 4 Pins with a faceted cuboid h
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Page 211 74.0 mm long. Three rings.
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Shaft fragments Page 213 454 SF LWC
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Page 215 72.0 mm. The shaft is very
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532 SF BKC 4516. Tl. Unstratified.
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561 SF LWC 2556. M121. Rampart la.
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diameter 6.0 mm. Translucent dark b
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diameter 5.5 mm. Translucent dark g
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diameter 4.0 mm. Translucent dark g
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Page 238 and 239: Plain (1511-1553) ARMLETS Shale and
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Page 242 and 243: height 5.0 mm. 1552 SF BUC 1513. H2
Page 244 and 245: 1572 SF CPS 336(C), 533 F116. Robbe
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Page 264 and 265: BUCKLES AND BELT-PLATES Unless othe
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Page 270 and 271: (Fig 60; 1861-1S64) STIRRING-RODS 1
Page 272 and 273: Type 3 Nail-cleaners with a virtual
Page 274 and 275: TOILET SPOONS All objects are of co
Page 276 and 277: 1923 SF BKC 5347, N419 F117. Period
Page 278 and 279: TOILET SETS All the pieces are of c
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Page 282 and 283: 1983 SF BKC 4532(C), T229 F159. Pit
Page 284 and 285: SPINDLEWHORLS All in microfiche cat
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Page 290 and 291: LAMPS Picture lamps All are in prin
Page 292 and 293: 2120 SF LWC 3527(C), J1424 F180? Ro
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Page 298 and 299: natural bone surface, this shape co
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Page 302 and 303: Pottery counters Counters with a gr
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Page 306 and 307: 2338 SF BKC 844, A184 L3. Topsoil a
Page 308 and 309: 2354 SF BKC 2678. HI L2. Topsoil. P
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Page 312 and 313: Counters with no abraded surface bu
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Page 316 and 317: 2440 SF LWC 4080. Hi79 F49. Pit. Po
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Page 322 and 323: (Fig 100; 2483-2495) Tile counters
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Page 328 and 329: STYLI All objects are copper-alloy
Page 330 and 331: Length 60.0 mm (distorted), 2541 SF
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2604 SF LWC 2504. J367. Period 4b d
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2631-2 SF LWC 3108. K255 F126. Pit.
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2659 SF BKC 311. A72 F16. Town ditc
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edge. 2684 SF BKC 5047. G392. Backf
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and dark purple marble. Veneer. 11.
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fragment. 2737 SF BKC 6051. V809 F2
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2757 SFBUC 1395. A301 L1. Post-medi
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Purbeck marble. Veneer strip. 12.5
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Purbeck marble. Veneer. 44.5 mm thi
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2844 SF CPS 967. 821 Ft 18. Robber
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2882 SF BKC 1679(C), E601 F178 Pipe
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One-piece handles a) plain (Fig 110
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the remaining part. There are two r
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(Fig 114? 2952-2972) HONES 2952 SF
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(Fig 115;2973-2981) VARIOUS IRON TO
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2993 SF LWC 2533. J476. Machine cle
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Polygonal section shaft. Length 22.
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With a flat head (Fig 117; 3051-308
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Diameter of head 4.0 mm. Square sec
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Probably originally flat. the centr
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The head is partly folded over. Dia
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Page 369 3172 SF BKC 3392» J200 F4
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3198 SF CPS 712(C), 734 L101. Make-
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Iron nails- and studs Page 373 Only
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Page 375 3329 LWC B643 Period 1 Nai
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Page 377 3397 LWC J508 F59 " Nail 1
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Page 37? 3495 BKC A77 (L8) Anglo-Sa
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Page 381 3611 BKC Hill F33 " Hail 1
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Page 383 3687 BKC J43 L6 Probably P
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Page 385 3803 BKC K557 LI22 Period
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Page 387 3878 BKC N582 L96 Period 5
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Page 389 3994 CPS 576 F115 " Hail 1
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All are of copper alloy. BOSSES Con
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DOUBLE-SPIKED LOOPS Loops are coppe
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In printed catalogue (Fig 128? 4075
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(Fig 131; 4085-4097) HINGE FITTINGS
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BINDING All the pieces are of coppe
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(Fig 136; 4130-4141) Lock-bolts 413
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Keys of uncertain type (4157-4158)
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Belt and apron fittings CATEGORY 13
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Copper-alloy strap-loops Cavalry ha
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Sword (Fig 153; 4227-4228) Arms 422
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Sword Arms Both in printed catalogu
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Page 413 CATEGORY 14: OBJECTS ASSOC
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IRON COFFIN-FITTINGS All in printed
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Page 417 CATEGORY 16: ANTLER-, HORN
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4319) The sawn off proximal end of
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Page 421 CATEGORY 17: OBJECTS ASSOC
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shaped section. Internal diameter 1
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copper-alloy wire double loop-in-lo
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4458 SF BKC 4210. N143 F33. Pit. Pe
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(4473-4600) SHEET COPPER ALLOY 4473
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parallel edges. 19.5 by 10.5 mm. 45
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Dimensions straightened out. 35.5 b
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4558 SF CPS 730. 773 L108. Make-up.
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ight angles. 31.5 by 26.0 mm. 4591
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4646 SF BKC 5181. V287 L25. Dump. P
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4669 SF LWC 3515. J140S F459. Pit.
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(Figs 207 and 208? 4695-4743) MISCE
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61.5 mm. 4733 SF BKC 5257. V595 L72
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