SWYOR-52B20B: Possible Pendant of unknown date

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PENDANT

Unique ID: SWYOR-52B20B

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A lead possible pendant of uncertain date, probably Medieval to Post Medieval, about AD 1200 - 1700. It is an oval sheet of flat lead, with a circular hole piercing one end, with some wear round it on one face, and a simple star design faintly incised on each face. The edges are rounded and the objet has a white patina. The function of this object is unclear. It is 33.9mm long, 24.4mm wide and 3.5mm thick. 15.9g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.9 mm
Width: 24.4 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 15.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2017 - Wednesday 1st November 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2975

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hampole (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5012
Four figure Latitude: 53.6021874
Four figure longitude: -1.24589284
1:25K map: SE5012
1:10K map: SE51SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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