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WEIGHT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BBE082
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead weight of Roman to Post Medieval date. It was crudely formed by rolling a piece of flat lead into an hollow cylinder, and was probably designed to hang around a cord or thread. This plain weight is oval in cross-section. It has a white patina.
It is 20.2mm long and is 12.4mm x 10.8mm in cross section. It weighs 11.8g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.2 mm
Weight: 11.8 g
Diameter: 12.4 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brampton Abbotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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