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CASTING WASTE
Unique ID: NLM-7962A0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy
Possible Manufacturing Waste. A cast round section rod or sprue with two pairs of opposed oval lugs set circa 9mm apart. One side of the object bears brown staining, though whether this is unpatinated metal or a ferrous concretion is uncertain. Apart from this area, the object has a pale green surface. Suggested date: Medieval, 1100-1500.
Length: 32.32mm, Width: 16.94mm, Thickness: 8.95mm, Weight: 10.3gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.32 mm
Width: 16.94 mm
Thickness: 8.95 mm
Weight: 10.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM14540
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Middle Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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