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INGOT

Unique ID: WILT-258853

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead alloy ingot - other associated finds of a late medieval/ post medieval date - otherwise date unsure.
It is roughly circular and peaks in the middle of one side where it is 63mm thick. At the edges it is c.15-30mm thick. The ingot is flat on the reverse side but broken towards the edges giving it a 'dished' appearance.
It measures 234x194mm.
There is mud and iron corrosion adhering to the outside surface but where the ingot has recently started flaking at the edges, it is very obviously lead.
Weighs 8.5kg (to nearest 0.5kg).

Notes:

An ingot, identified by the V&A as tin, was found nearby several years ago

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 234 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 63 mm
Weight: 8.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Pitton and Farley (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU2130
Four figure Latitude: 51.06895079
Four figure longitude: -1.70166576
1:25K map: SU2130
1:10K map: SU23SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Agricultural or drainage work
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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