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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LVPL1778
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Square lead weight with inset copper alloy decoration on top. Decoration consists of knotted serpent and head next to two opposing spirals. Traces of gilding remain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Irish style
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CHESHIRE ALVANLEY
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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