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Unique ID: LANCUM-A4B2C5
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead or lead alloy object of unkown age or purpose, possibly a weight of some sort or maybe for some mechanical use. Probably late Post Medieval to Modern and dating to between c1750 and c1970 AD.
The length is 52mm, width 17mm, thickness 13mm, and the weight 52.32g.
Similar objects on the database include SUSS-49AD43, HESH-BE39A4 and HESH-674200. It is unlikely that they are casting waste or downgates.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1970
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 52 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 52.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 7th April 2014
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
To be known as: Thornton-in-Craven
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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