Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-AE3712
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). A casting seam is present around the centre of the ball, along with part of the casting sprue.
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 12.7 mm and weighs 10.7 grams.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Weight: 10.7 g
Diameter: 12.7 mm
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SJ8935
Four figure Latitude: 52.91231131
Four figure longitude: -2.16501852
1:25K map: SJ8935
1:10K map: SJ83NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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