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PLUMB BOB
Unique ID: WAW-803224
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy weight of uncertain date, likely Roman to post Medieval (AD 43-1800).
The weight is roughly bodkin shaped and could be a plumb bob, though it could have served a different purpose. It starts at 3.46mm thick and 5.81mm wide, expanding to 14.31mm thick and 17.14mm wide at 26.65mm along the length of the plumb bob. From that point, it tapers gradually to 9.05mm thick and 12.26mm wide at 35.43mm along the length, before forming a rounded bottom.
There is no central piercing, which would suggest that there was no central cord. Likewise, there is no evidence of a suspension loop. It is similar in shape to KENT-2D5536, KENT-FFFD0B, and LIN-E89DC7.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.54 mm
Width: 17.14 mm
Thickness: 14.31 mm
Weight: 41 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NP24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Eathorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3868
Four figure Latitude: 52.30880559
Four figure longitude: -1.44406493
1:25K map: SP3868
1:10K map: SP36NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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