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VESSEL

Unique ID: NLM-F8641A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead vessel repair or pot mend. A small cast plug to repair a hole in the side of a vessel with a wall of thickness 3.5mm at the site of the mend; orange oxidised fabric is trapped in the side of the lead plug. Patinated. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500.

Length: 19.8mm, Width: 15.2mm, Thickness: 13.1mm, , Weight: 15.52gms

Class: Pot Mend

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Width: 15.2 mm
Thickness: 13.1 mm
Weight: 15.52 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM40171

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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