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WEIGHT
Unique ID: YORYM-DE753C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is irregular though broadly circular with a flat top and base and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are worn. The remains of a second partial weight of similar form is integral to the object suggesting a miscast.
The metal has a mid-grey patina. The object is 25.9mm in diameter, 8.2mm thick and weighs 24.1g. The perforation is 6.6mm in diameter.
The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served as spindle whorls or weights used for fishing or goods. The dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Weight: 24.1 g
Diameter: 25.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05902
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bilton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1433
Four figure Latitude: 53.78085502
Four figure longitude: -0.27138413
1:25K map: TA1433
1:10K map: TA13SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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