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SHOT
Unique ID: DUR-6C72A6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead shot ball of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object has multiple incised depressions across its surface. The weight of the shot suggests that it was meant to be fired from a pistol or carbine.
The metal is grey in colour with a smooth patina.
Diameter: 14.32mm, Weight: 15.3g.
Harding (2012) Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1640
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 15.3 g
Diameter: 14.32 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
District: South Tyneside (Metropolitan District)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ3961
Four figure Latitude: 54.94214529
Four figure longitude: -1.39274551
1:25K map: NZ3961
1:10K map: NZ36SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding, D.F. | 2012 | Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical Study | London | Foresight Books |
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