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POWDER MEASURE
Unique ID: GLO-30DFE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead alloy powder flask cap. It has a length 35mm, width 22mm, thickness 10mm weight 10.52g. Circular pan (now distorted) this would have had two loops on the top but one is truncated. The cap probably dates to the 17th century (Courtney, P. 1988 'Small Arms Accessories of the mid Seventeenth Century' Finds Research Group Datasheet 11).
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 10.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010 - Friday 31st December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4013
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bristol
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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