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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WAW-723222
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a lead object of uncertain type or date, but probably Post Medieval to Modern (c. AD 1500-1900). The fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section with breaks around all four sides. On the two faces of the fragment are the remains of a raised circular design consisting of a series of concentric circles with regular triangular intervals pointing outwards around each circle. In between each circle the surface is flat and undecorated. Above and below the remaining design at the breaks there appears to be the remains of two further circular designs, with the fragment curved and ridged at these breaks reminiscent of the remaining design. The design has been cast so that it is mirrored on the front and reverse. The fragment has a pinkish-grey patina. A tentative date of Post Medieval to Modern has been applied owing to the style of the design and manufacture.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 21.48mm in length, 17.22mm in width, 9.74mm in thickness and 15.65g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.48 mm
Width: 17.22 mm
Thickness: 9.74 mm
Weight: 15.65 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Alrewas (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1615
Four figure Latitude: 52.73240428
Four figure longitude: -1.76449437
1:25K map: SK1615
1:10K map: SK11NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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