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SPOON
Unique ID: NLM-C44E2B
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy possible spoon fragment. A trapezoid fragment from a flat-sided object with moulded decoration in low relief on one side. This comprises a low central longitudinal ridge with a pair of ovals on either side. From the end of a flat handle, broken at one or both its ends, though retaining a grey tint. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Length: 19.8mm, Width: 17.9mm, Thickness: 2.3mm, Weight: 4.83gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 17.9 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 4.83 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM38536
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 Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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