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PENCIL
Unique ID: SWYOR-5A8353
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possibly lead pencil, which is 47.5mm long and 7mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a creamy patina and weighs 15.15 grams. The object consists of a circular shaft which is slightly rounded at one end and at the other has a rounded wide point (like a wedge) formed by two tapering flat surfaces. There are many similar objects on the PAS database, but a Roman date cannot be certain as similar tools were used in later periods too. Compare LEIC-271F31, DEV-973C97, KENT-5271F2, SUSS-0085B3 and LEIC-4F8FE5 among others.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.5 mm
Weight: 15.15 g
Diameter: 7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th September 2010 - Sunday 12th September 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1227
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Beningbrough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5357
Four figure Latitude: 54.006311
Four figure longitude: -1.192835
1:25K map: SE5357
1:10K map: SE55NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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