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STEELYARD WEIGHT

Unique ID: NMS-613025

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Egg-shaped lead steelyard weight with a median hole which no longer contains any trace of a suspension loop. The fresh condition suggests the object is post-medieval. Length 46mm. Diameter 39mm. Weight 407g. Perhaps 17th or 18th century.

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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 46 mm
Weight: 407 g
Diameter: 39 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th December 2014 - Monday 12th January 2015

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 58498
Other reference: KLMD012015

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Marham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF7010
Four figure Latitude: 52.66106548
Four figure longitude: 0.51220395
1:25K map: TF7010
1:10K map: TF71SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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

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