ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT

Unique ID: DUR-583F05

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead object, proabably a finial, which is an ornament used in architecture to decorate a gable or pinnacle. The object is a negroes head with a sub rectangular shank protruding where the body should be. The head of the negro is slightly upturned and there is appears to be a carved hat on top of the head. The face is carved into the lead and a neck is apparant. A similar object can be found on this database (NARC-DC03B3). The object is probably Modern and possibly dates to the 19th century at the time of colonial expansion. The metal is white and the object is well preserved. It weighs 82.7g and measures 62.99mm in length, the head is 19.12mm wide and the face is 24.48mm thick.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 62.99 mm
Width: 19.12 mm
Thickness: 24.48 mm
Weight: 82.7 g
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2011 - Thursday 30th June 2011

Personal details

Recorded by: Miss Emma Morris - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Frances McIntosh - [view all attributed records]
Secondary identifier: Miss Emma Morris - [ view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

A resized image of Modern lead negroes head

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Spatial metadata

Region: North East
County: Durham
District: Wear Valley
Parish: Bishop Auckland

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ2128
Four figure Latitude: 54.64667 Four figure longitude: -1.67609
1:25K map: NZ2128
1:10K map: NZ22NW
WOEID: 26346297
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]

References cited

No references cited so far.

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