SUR-6386A4: Uncertain date: Miniature lead hammer

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HAMMER

Unique ID: SUR-6386A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A miniature claw-hammer head made of lead, 41mm long. The object is of uncertain purpose and date. It has a square central section and a claw terminal. This is the only lead hammer on the PAS database. In view of its diminutive size it seems unlikely that it was used as a hammer. A post medieval date seems more likely, although votive Roman hammers do exist (eg SUR-EB17F7).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.9 mm
Width: 13.28 mm
Weight: 19.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Mole Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Brockham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ1950
Four figure Latitude: 51.23678189
Four figure longitude: -0.29679688
1:25K map: TQ1950
1:10K map: TQ15SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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