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PLUMB BOB
Unique ID: SWYOR-AC2E90
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A crudely cast, lead artefact of unknown date, probably a weight or a plumb-bob. There is a thick body, oval in section and rounded at the bottom. At the top the artefact is flattened and there is a narrower, circular section rising from the centre of this flat surface, giving the whole artefact the appearance of a bottle with a rounded base. There is no decoration. The artefact is 31.2mm long, 23.2mm wide and 17mm thick. It weighs 72.13gm. The object is similar to LON-F35834, LANCUM-6822C2 and LIN-E94F54 which discusses published parallels. None of the dating in the records is confident.
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: 31.2 mm
Width: 23.2 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 72.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th November 2011 - Thursday 24th November 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1735
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4451
Four figure Latitude: 53.953232
Four figure longitude: -1.331006
1:25K map: SE4451
1:10K map: SE45SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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