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PLUMB BOB
Unique ID: DEV-D56744
Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy plumb-bob weight of uncertain date. The weight was found in a field with other Roman finds, so there is a possibility it could be of a Roman date. There is a circular attachment loop at the top with a circular hole in the centre. The weight measures 28mm in length and c.11mm in diameter and is 13.01g in weight.
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Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Weight: 13.01 g
Diameter: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2008
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Mendip (District)
Parish or ward: Wookey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST4945
Four figure Latitude: 51.20192412
Four figure longitude: -2.73134774
1:25K map: ST4945
1:10K map: ST44NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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