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VESSEL

Unique ID: NLM-720855

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead possible vessel repair or pot mend. Cast plug 12mm in length with wider flat circular plate at one end, patinated overall. The tidy finish may indicate this to be Roman. Suggested date: Possibly Roman, 40-400.

Diameter: 12.2mm, Length: 9.1mm, Weight: 4.80gms.

Class: pot mend

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 9.1 mm
Weight: 4.8 g
Diameter: 12.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th October 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM18936a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Bigby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0506
Four figure Latitude: 53.540158
Four figure longitude: -0.417027
1:25K map: TA0506
1:10K map: TA00NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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