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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-BB0001
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead object, possibly a pot mend. It is in the form of an oval plate with one flat face. The reverse of the object has a shield-shaped protrusion which is a little off-centre; a few mm in from (and following the line of) the perimeter are arranged 7 small round protrusions. The maximum dimensions are 34.7 by 30.0mm, and the thickness at the protrusions is 7.3mm, and the plate is generally c4.3mm thick. It weighs 33.4g.
It has a well developed white patina, and could be of Roman or any post-Roman date - but it is thought that it is unlikely to be post-medieval due to the degree of patination.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to Landowner
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.7 mm
Width: 30 mm
Weight: 33.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 20th June 2018 - Wednesday 20th June 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: North West Leicestershire (District)
To be known as: Ibstock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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