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TOY

Unique ID: NLM-97D1A2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a cast lead Post Medieval toy. Only the head of the toy lady survives and is truncated at the base of the neck. The face is slightly raised and has defined facial features; two pellet eyes, a large nose and a straight closed mouth. Around the edge of the face is a flat circular band with criss-cross decoration to represent hair. The hair is also decorated on the back with a slightly raised pain circle in the centre, to represent the back of the head. The surviving length is 15.0mm, the width is 16.5mm, the thickness is 4.8mm and the weight is 2.73g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 2.73 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM12517

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Barton Upon Humber

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
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
Egan, G.	1996	Playthings From the Past: Lead Alloy Miniature Artefacts c. 1300-1800		Jonathan Horne Publications

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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