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INGOT
Unique ID: NLM-20B884
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
The find consists of a bar of rectangular section, hammered along its sides and ends; length, 53.1mm; width, 15.1mm; weight, 29.96 grams. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum identified the metal as a stainless steel, so it does not qualify as Treasure under the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act.
B.M. Ager
Curator
Department of Prehistory & Europe
British Museum
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T56
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 53.1 mm
Width: 15.1 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Weight: 29.97 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24475a
Treasure case number: 2014T56
Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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