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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-DD668A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead shot. Small cast ball with a nipped sprue. The metal is unpatinated, which may hint at a later date or the recent disturbance of this object from a sealed context. The mass may suggest this to be part of a load of buckshot. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800.
Diameter: 9.4mm, Weight:4.63gms.
Class: Buckshot
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.63 g
Diameter: 9.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26957a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial data
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