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WEIGHT
Unique ID: DUR-4E78B5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast lead flat Medieval trade weight.
It is shield shaped in plan with rounded edges. The front of the weight would have had a fleur-de-lys in relief but this has mostly worn away, leaving only the very tip visible. There are some scratches on both faces, these are most likely plough damage.
This is 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: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 70.29 mm
Width: 51.64 mm
Thickness: 8.21 mm
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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: Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
District: Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Lockwood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ6814
Four figure Latitude: 54.51675
Four figure longitude: -0.95109
1:25K map: NZ6814
1:10K map: NZ61SE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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