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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-B6F19B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cylindrical lead weight of uncertain date.
It has a flat base and top with a central oval aperture that does not pierce the entirety of the object.
This weight measures 25.72mm in diameter, 28.54mm in height, 117.84g in weight.
There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (SF-008482), (SF-C2EB67).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 28.54 mm
Weight: 117.84 g
Diameter: 25.72 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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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: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Lidgate
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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