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WEIGHT
Unique ID: DUR-4E60C6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead flat Post Medieval weight.
It is trapezoidal in plan with rounded edges. There is a concave mark on the front face, possibly a capital G but it is not clear. This is most likely a weight used on scales as there is no sign of an attachment loop.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.92 mm
Width: 19.81 mm
Thickness: 6.99 mm
Weight: 24.5 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
District: Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ5922
Four figure Latitude: 54.58976
Four figure longitude: -1.08849
1:25K map: NZ5922
1:10K map: NZ52SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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