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TOY
Unique ID: YORYM-EE4EA4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast lead toy of late post-medieval to modern date. The toy is in the form of a horse with mounted rider. The riders head, horses tail and feet are now missing.
The rider sits on the horse leaning slightly forwards with both hands holding the reigns of the horse and is wearing a striped jersey, long trousers and knee high riding boots.
The horse appears to be in a canter with legs raised and the bridle wear can be clearly seen across the head of the horse with reigns resting around its neck and a saddle and blanket beneath the rider.
The metal has a mid yellowish-grey colour and is worn. The toy is 59.3mm long, 24.8mm wide, 9.8mm thick and weighs 38.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 59.3 mm
Width: 24.8 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm
Weight: 38.4 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Lockington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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