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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-B1E0CA
Object type certainty: Possibly
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status: Awaiting validation 
A crudely cast lead artefact, possibly a weight, of unknown date. It is in the form of a truncated cone with a flat base and a small, flat area at the apex. The base is recessed and there is a central, circular perforation of diameter 5.1mm running from base to apex. The weight has a light grey patina. It is 38.4mm in diameter and 22.8mm high. It weighs 163.67gm (5.77oz).
Similar objects are recorded on the database, see for example references NLM-9E4544, SUR-F0C3C6 and LANCUM 1DF048.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 22.8 mm
Weight: 163.67 g
Diameter: 38.4 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2686
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
References cited
No references cited so far.
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