NLM-B24553: Undated Lead Metalworking Debris

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METAL WORKING DEBRIS

Unique ID: NLM-B24553

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead metalworking debris. A small fragment of solidified lead melt with a sunken centre which has set on a flat and possibly finely sanded surface; if so, this may be debris from a formal scheme of lead working. Patinated. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800.

Length: 26.0mm, Thickness: 4mm, Weight: 13.06gms

Class: Lead

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 13.06 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th January 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM38412

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Faldingworth

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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