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WEIGHT
Unique ID: WILT-C2E361
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An undatable but possibly Medieval (1100-1500) lead conical weight, weighing 183.27g. Its base diameter is 38.19x33.14mm and it stands 33.73mm in height.
At the apex is the remains of an iron loop, now just two iron stumps. Around the curving edge of the weight is raised line decoration, consisting of a number of uprights with a diagonal or horizontal crossing groups of two or three. This decoration is similar to that on spindle whorls of Medieval date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 33.73 mm
Weight: 183.27 g
Diameter: 38.19 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 2nd March 2010 - Tuesday 4th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 3391
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Broughton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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