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VESSEL

Unique ID: NLM-DAE6DD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead vessel repair or pot mend. Cast plug to mend a vessel of wall thickness 3.3mm, from which crumbs of light orange oxidised fabric remain trapped. Patinated overall. The relatively tidy finish hints at a Roman date. Suggested date: probably Roman, 43-410.

Length: 30mm, Width: 23.2mm, Thickness: 14.2mm, Weight: 37.10gms.

Class: Pot Mend

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 23.2 mm
Thickness: 14.2 mm
Weight: 37.1 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 6th September 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM26941a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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