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POWDER MEASURE

Unique ID: LVPL9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Complete small lead powder measure. 17th century

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th May 1998

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast

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Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
Parish or ward: Thurnham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD4655
Four figure Latitude: 53.98821
Four figure longitude: -2.825045
1:25K map: SD4655
1:10K map: SD45NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detector rally organised by Lune Valley metal Detecting Club on 17/5/98
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Cuddeford, M.J. 1992 Identifying Metallic Small Finds Ipswich Anglia Publishing p53 cf. No. 52

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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