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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-1CF17A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead and iron weight. A small oval flat-sided cast weight with a central hole of diameter 2.7mm which is now blocked by iron. This may hint at a line weight attached to an iron fishhook. The lead is patinated. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500
Length: 15mm, Width: 13.6mm, Thickness: 5.6mm, Weight: 7. 71gms
Class: Line
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 13.6 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 7.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th February 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM49580
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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