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WEIGHT

Unique ID: SWYOR-A83D62

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead alloy circular pan weight which has a diameter of 40.3mm, is 6mm thick and weighs 71.3g or 2 and a half ounces. There are no visible marks or stamps on the weight. Helen Geake writes: “It is very difficult to establish hard and fast rules with lead weights, as we have little material from excavated contexts to compare. The function of lead weights would have varied, from spindle whorls to fishing weights to trade weights.” Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as often as possible, a large body of data that can be studied will be built up.”

Class: pan

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 71.3 g
Diameter: 40.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007 - Monday 22nd October 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wadworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5797
Four figure Latitude: 53.466664
Four figure longitude: -1.14285
1:25K map: SK5797
1:10K map: SK59NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Geake, H.	2001	Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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