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BEAD
Unique ID: NLM-7F8049
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible bead. Cast sub-spherical or biconvex object with a possibly drilled aperture of diameter 4.7mm passing through it on the shortest possible orientation; lightly patinated. Possibly a paternoster bead from a rosary, though perhaps a little massy for that use. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500
Diameter: 17.8mm, Length (along stringing hole): 13.1mm, Weight: 21.03gms
Class: Possibly paternoster
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.1 mm
Weight: 21.03 g
Diameter: 17.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th December 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48972
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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Gate Burton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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