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ANCHOR
Unique ID: SWYOR-A9B501
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very large lead alloy weight or possible anchor of unknown date. It is a flat, seven sided slab of lead alloy with an irregular circular hole though it. There are deep scratches on one face. It is 168mm by 160mm in plan, 50mm thick and weighs 6.5kg.
This find is clearly a weight designed to hang from an attachment through the hole. The finder interprets it as an anchor because the area where it was found was a 500 acre lake before it was drained in the 17th century. It is similar is size and shape to other archaeological anchor stones such as IOW-BF2C26, one found in London (http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.37/chapterId/456/The-early-port.html) and some found in Israel (http://www.jewishmag.com/98mag/yavnehyam/yavnehyam.htm). However, it could also be a weight for use on land. Possibilities include counterweights for farm machinery and counterweights to close gates.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 168 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight: 6500 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd February 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1662
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: North Nottinghamshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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