PUBLIC-6600C1: PUBLIC-6600C1 Roman lead sling shot

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SLING SHOT

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6600C1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman type 1 lead sling shot (glans), biconical in form and measures 36.2mm in length and 23.5mm diameter. Weighs 104.4g. Probably dates from the mid-1st century - see S. J. Greep; Britannia volume XVIII, 1987, p183 - 200. Found close to 11 others, which are recorded as PUBLIC-640928, PUBLIC-07BA1C, PUBLIC-65B703, PUBLIC-65DD1A et seq.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.2 mm
Weight: 104.4 g
Diameter: 23.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 27th March 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: South Derbyshire (District)
To be known as: Catton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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