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OFFCUT
Unique ID: NLM-C68D8A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead offcut. Fragment of cast lead sheet of thickness c.3-3.5mm, probably apt to structural use as flashing. The object has edges cut at an angle and has been curled up, presumably for recycling. Suggested date: Unknown, 43-1800.
Length (as found): 47.7mm, Width: 34.8mm, Weight: 81.37gms.
Class: Lead
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.7 mm
Width: 34.8 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 81.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30688
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Legbourne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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