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Unique ID: YORYM-8AB943
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete lead-alloy lid, possibly from a toy box, of medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1400. The object is sub-rectangular with damage and wear to the edges. The upper surface is decorated with a six-petal flower, at the centre of which sits an integral raised spherical handle. A decorative border is also present though the wear makes the exact design difficult to determine. A raised central circular element is present to the reverse of the objects, suggesting it may have been designed to slot into a larger piece. This element is however also decorated with a six-petal flower, smaller than that on the upper surface.
The metal has a mid-grey patina and is worn. The object is 43.8mm long, 37.9mm wide, 8.8mm thick and weighs 27.4g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.8 mm
Width: 37.9 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 27.4 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05270
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Givendale (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3369
Four figure Latitude: 54.11581849
Four figure longitude: -1.49666913
1:25K map: SE3369
1:10K map: SE36NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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