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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: CAM-DAA925
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead from a casting well and gate weighing 49.5g. The well is keel shaped, with a convexly curved elongated asymmetric semi-circular length profile measuring 47.9mm. The well has a maximum width of 16.7mm which also has a convexly curved sub-semi-circular cross-section. The well has a maximum depth of 11.6mm. The top of the well is flat with a slight hint of concave depression. The well has an elliptical shape. At the wider end a protrusion of metal is likely to be the remains of a casting gate. This protrusion extends out from the side of the well by 3.0mm, has a width of 9.3mm, and maximum height of 6.6mm. Towards the centre of the flat surface, at this end of the well, the impression of a pair of pliers can be seen. The impressions consist of multiple parallel transverse grooves and ridges. The marks measure 9.3mm in from the end of the well and have a width of 7.4mm. The plier marks are present on the curved underside of the well but are much less distinct than those on the upper flat surface.
The date of this casting waste is uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.9 mm
Width: 16.7 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm
Weight: 49.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st November 2017 - Sunday 31st December 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: East Cambridgeshire (District)
Parish or ward: Burwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL5768
Four figure Latitude: 52.28771092
Four figure longitude: 0.30039588
1:25K map: TL5768
1:10K map: TL56NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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