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WEIGHT

Unique ID: NLM-DBF92C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead weight. Cast oval weight of round section with a longitudinally moulded hole of diameter 6.5mm; patinated. The form is common for modern fishing weights, particularly those used in coastal waters; either singly on a line, or in series along the selvedge of a net. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950.

Length: 27.6mm, Diameter: 17.3mm, Weight: 38.67gms

Class: Fishing

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 1950

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.6 mm
Weight: 38.67 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th September 2016

Rally details.

This object was found at Mountnessing, Brentwood

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM33995

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Brentwood (District)
To be known as: near Mountnessing

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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