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VESSEL

Unique ID: NLM-1DA6A3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead vessel repair. Cast pot mend, to repair a hole in a vessel of wall thickness c.4mm. Crumbs of brown oxidised fabric are trapped in the mend. Patinated overall. The untidy appearance of the object may hint at a medieval date. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500.

Length: 36.9mm, Width: 28.2mm, Thickness: 11.7mm, Weight: 44.70gms.

Class: Pot Mend

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.9 mm
Width: 28.2 mm
Thickness: 11.7 mm
Weight: 44.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 7th August 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM29550

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Authorpe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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