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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NLM-C7F607
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible weight. Cast plano-convex conical weight. Patinated. A tiny [diameter1.5mm] hole appears off centre on base and near the apex of the cone, and might suggest use as a line weight. The mass does not suggest close correspondence with any particular system of measurement. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500.
Diameter: 13.1mm, Height: 11.2mm, Weight: 9.32gms
Class: possibly Line
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 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 11.2 mm
Weight: 9.32 g
Diameter: 13.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35985
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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