LVPL-926FD2: Cast lead stylus dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700).

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PENCIL

Unique ID: LVPL-926FD2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast lead pencil dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The object has been bent and is broken in two. It is circular in cross-section. One end of the object is flat while the other tapers to a point. It has a mid-white patina. A similar example which can be seen on the database is LIN-1F5F93.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.63 mm
Width: 7.29 mm
Weight: 20.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Skirpenbeck

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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