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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-D70E76
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A perforated lead weight of unknown date. It is cylindrical and stands upright, though slightly angled. There is a small circular hole running longitudinally but off-centre through the weight, with a diameter of 2.4mm. The weight is slightly wider at one end than the other. It has rounded corners and a hollow in the base cuased by the lead shrinking as it cooled. It is 18.1mm tall, 15.4mm diameter and 23.87g.
The simple nature of the weight and the narrow, off-centred hole suggests that it is probably a line weight, perhaps used for fishing or weighing down nets or snares, probably in the Medieval or Post Medieval period. However, the hole could be for a suspension loop, and the mass is fairly close to one once in the mercantile or avoirdupois systems, to one Roman uncia, and to one Viking eyrir or ore, making it impossible to date.
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
Height: 18.1 mm
Weight: 23.87 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th February 2017 - Monday 6th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3039
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Selby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5932
Four figure Latitude: 53.78099401
Four figure longitude: -1.10610672
1:25K map: SE5932
1:10K map: SE53SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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