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WEIGHT
Unique ID: LEIC-939556
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Undated lead alloy weight, 22mm in length, 25mm wide and 19mm thick with a weight of 72.35grams. The weight is plain and has a circular form with a semi-circular cross section. It has a small circular hole running through its centre, which has a slightly larger diameter at the base.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 72.35 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Kirby Bellars (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7117
Four figure Latitude: 52.74596864
Four figure longitude: -0.94965856
1:25K map: SK7117
1:10K map: SK71NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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