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PENCIL
Unique ID: NLM-76F3B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead stylus or pencil, of rounded section tapering towards a point, where it is slightly bent. A hole of diameter 2.5mm has been drilled from both sides at the broader end, and is now countersunk, probably by subsequent wear. The blunt end is slightly rounded and is lightly polished. Length: 50.0mm, Width: 8.6mm, Thickness: 6.8mm, Weight: 11.27g.
This object may be a writing lead of Biddle's Class I (Biddle 1990, 735-8, 742-3) which Biddle dates to the 9th to late 11th century (1990, 736).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 8.6 mm
Thickness: 6.8 mm
Weight: 11.27 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29297
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Faldingworth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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