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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: HESH-683026
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment from a large lead alloy artefact of unknown date or purpose. The artefact is rectangular in plan and profile with a sitinct rectangular projection on the base of the reverse. The front face is decorated with a distinctive cast a pierced lattice work which is neat and well ordered - but achieved by hand. The front surface also has the remains of a black coloured surface. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The body is a mid grey colour with a well defined but abraded surface patina. Due to the fragmentary nature of the artefact the exact date or function is difficult to suggest - it is most likely to have been made after AD 1500
The fragment measures 31.8mm high, is 61.1mm wide and 4.1mm thick. The projecting base is 12.3mm wide and 5.3mm thick. Th artefact weighs 65.31 grams
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 31.8 mm
Width: 31.1 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 65.31 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00867
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Black coated
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cockshutt
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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