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Unique ID: HAMP180

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Triangular-shaped lead object with rounded corners and line decoration. Possibly a palm guard, although the surface decoration suggests it is a trade weight. The inscription is indecipherable, but its style suggests a 15th-17th century date.

Notes:

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Class: Trade

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 60 mm
Width: 43 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 124 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 15th May 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE SOUTHAMPTON

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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