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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: LVPL-0C7D04
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An fragment of an unidentified object possibly dating from the Roman through to the Medieval period. The fragment consists of lead which has been chip-carved and gilded on the upper face. The decoration consists of a large C-shaped swirl within which is a smaller crescent shaped swirl. This pattern is repeated with the upper decoration mirroring the lower so that the crescent shape turns the opposite way. Each edge of the object is broken. The rear of the object is irregular and was possibly miss-cast. The rear has a grey to mid-white patina. The style of the decoration may be Romano-Celtic however the exact date and function is unknown.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.01 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 5.66 mm
Weight: 4.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Selby area.
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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