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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: HAMP-3BD417
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An apparently incomplete lead-alloy object of uncertain function of probable medieval to post-medieval date, consisting of a ring 20.5 x 22.5mm 'in diameter' with a T-shaped projection extending from one edge, perhaps a casting sprue, 8.5mm long. Both ring and projection have a rectangular cross-section 4.5mm thick. The central perforation of the ring is 14.5x12.7mm. Inclusive of projection the object measures 29.3mm in length. It weighs 6.60g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.3 mm
Width: 22.5 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 6.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 668
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Owslebury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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