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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-AD1662
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead weight of uncertain date.
The base is flat and circular with a central circular indentation on the bottom. On the top is an integrally cast rectangular handle, terminating in an expanding transverse collar. The handle measures 12.03mm in length, 14.88mm in width, 8.34mm in thickness.
This weight measures 26.58mm in diameter, 11.25mm in thickness, 22.87mm in height, 59.13g in weight.
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
Height: 22.87 mm
Weight: 59.13 g
Diameter: 26.58 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: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Framlingham
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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