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WEIGHT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-775DC2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead weight of unknown date.
The weight has a domed "plumb bob" shape with a flat terminal. There is also iron embedded into the base, heavily corroded.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 26.6 mm
Weight: 111.12 g
Diameter: 30.1 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: CAISTOR AREA
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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