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WEIGHT
Unique ID: HAMP-B5BDD7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn and corroded crudely cast lead weight in the shape of cone. It is broadly triangular in cross-section, with a flat base allowing it to stand; the top has been bent to one side. It has a hole running right through its centre, Dia.: 3.5 - 4.4mm. The artefact now has an off-white surface with recesses and denting all over. Such objects are undiagnostic and a wide date range is here given.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.8 mm
Height: 24.1 mm
Width: 23.9 mm
Weight: 46.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E3238
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Corhampton and Meonstoke CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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