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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: LVPL-C56C14
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete small lead object dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (1100-1700). The object is circular in plan. Projecting from the rim of the object are two triangular loops, one of which is broken. On the opposite side are the remains of two more loops. Within the bowl of the object is a stepped rim just above the base. In the centre of the base within the object is a raised circular projection which also projects through to the bottom of the base. The outer sides of the object are decorated with worn punched annulets. The object has a mid-white patina. The function of the object is uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 21.18 mm
Weight: 48.3 g
Diameter: 29.11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th January 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Buttercrambe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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