Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-6788BD
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. A casting seam is present around the mid point of the musket ball.
It is a light to mid grey colour with an even surface patina.
It has a diameter of 14.4 mm and weighs 17.2 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: 17.2 g
Diameter: 14.4 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th October 2014
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SJ9623
Four figure Latitude: 52.80453802
Four figure longitude: -2.06077513
1:25K map: SJ9623
1:10K map: SJ92SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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