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METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Unique ID: NLM-B0D503
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead metal working debris. A fragment of lead which has solidified in the base of a flat-bottomed pot, trough or mould with angled sides; a round feature on top may be where the lead was poured to form the object. Patinated. Suggested date: Unknown, 43-1800.
Length: 36.2mm, Thickness (clear of 'pouring' scar): 6.6mm, Weight: 37.02gms
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: 36.2 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 37.02 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 21st October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34153
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial data
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