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WEIGHT
Unique ID: FAKL-D81113
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast lead weight, trapezoid tapering from 8.0 to 12.6mm, thickness also tapers 3.8 to 5.6mm. Hole at one end, 3.2mm diameter, the presence of a burr suggests that it was drilled after the weight was cast.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.4 mm
Width: 12.6 mm
Thickness: 5.6 mm
Weight: 14.48 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 100
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Newbald
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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