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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-AB5131
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead steelyard weight of Medieval or later date. It is oval shaped in form and section, with casting seams visible on both sides. At the top of the object are the corroded remains of an iron loop, now mostly missing due to old breaks, the end of which is visible at the centre of the base of the object. The entire object measures 38.35mm in length, 27.51mm in width, 24.75mm in thickness and 124.21g. This is a steelyard weight of probable Post-Roman date, perhaps c.1200-1700 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.35 mm
Width: 27.51 mm
Thickness: 24.75 mm
Weight: 124.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Dalham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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