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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT

Unique ID: SUSS-84D7F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Unidentified lead object. It has a slightly expanded and slightly convex oval base measuring 24 x 29 mm, and then it rises in a tube which tapers to an open end measuring 17 x 21 mm. There is a seam along about half of the tube, towards the open end. The hollow interior is filled with soil plus some small pieces of organics, perhaps roots. Date and function unknown.

Class: Lead

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 56 mm
Diameter: 29 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
To be known as: Yapton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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