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Unique ID: BM-D8E926
Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast lead shy cock. Double sided it has been broken at the feet and is missing a beak and comb. Shy-cocks may have derived from the Shrove Tuesday pursuit of casting stones or cudgels at a live cockerel which was either tied down or buried up to its neck in the ground (Forsyth & Egan 2005: 239). Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Quantity: 1
Height: 32.68 mm
Width: 30.34 mm
Thickness: 7.12 mm
Weight: 17.51 g
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Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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