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SCULPTURE
Unique ID: LVPL-1D05F5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A incomplete lead alloy decorative object of post-medieval to modern date. The object is U-shaped in plan with an undulating upper edge and has been bent out of shape, possibly due to recent damage from the plough.
The outer face is decorated with two tall leaves which are separated by four vertical grooves. The decoration is moulded and surrounded by a grooved border. The rear of the object is undecorated. The fragment has a mid-brown to dark grey patina and is in fair condition. There is no evidence for attachment on the rear of the object.
Lead decorations which were often gilded and used on secular and religious contexts for decoration however no traces of gilding remain on this example nor is there a hole through for attachment. Although an older date is possible the condition of the metal suggests a more recent date is likely.
Dimensions: 112mm in width, 90mm in length, 6mm thick (at base of leaves), 268.9g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 90 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 268.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th March 2015 - Sunday 8th March 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Flintshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Holywell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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