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WEIGHT
Unique ID: DUR-137525
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Probable Post Medieval weight.
It is oval in plan with rounded ends. It has a design in relief on the front in the form of a lozenge with a loop at the top and some detail inside (now unclear due to wear). It is plain on the reverse although has some marks, possibly from the plough. It is slightly bent, again possibly from the plough.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 56 mm
Width: 33 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 53.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st August 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
District: Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kirklevington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ4211
Four figure Latitude: 54.492603
Four figure longitude: -1.353109
1:25K map: NZ4211
1:10K map: NZ41SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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