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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SF-748386
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead-alloy weight or gaming piece dating to the Medieval or Post-Medieval period, c. 1400-1700. It is circular in plan and slightly trapezoidal in section, with sloping sides. The upper face of the weight is plain, while the underside has been decorated with a cross-hatched pattern. Preserved in fair condition with an even whitish patina, it measures 18.85mm in diameter, 4.94mm thick at its midpoint, and weighs 14.22g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.94 mm
Weight: 14.22 g
Diameter: 18.85 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 30th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Thelnetham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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