WMID-A9C756: Post Medieval: Complete musket ball or shot

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SHOT

Unique ID: WMID-A9C756

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete spherical lead alloy ball, probably a musket ball or shot, of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD onwards).

The lead shot is spherical in shape.

It is a light to mid grey colour with an even surface patina.

It has a diameter of 11.9 mm and weighs 9.0 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 9 g
Diameter: 11.9 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wyre Forest (District)
Parish or ward: Chaddesley Corbett (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO8874
Four figure Latitude: 52.36391968
Four figure longitude: -2.17765001
1:25K map: SO8874
1:10K map: SO87SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst metal detecting

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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