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Unique ID: SWYOR-EEB64B
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A lead possible weight of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1800. It is a cuboid of solid lead. One end is concave, and the edges project slightly. The sides are all flat and smooth. The other end is rough and is probably a break, now patinated. The object has a regular grey patina. There is no visible decoration, though natural imperfections in the metal have left slight marks on the surface. It is 16mm long, 12mm wide and 11mm thick. 21g.
This object could have been used as a weight, but it appears to be incomplete. It could also be the casting well and runner from metal casting, but it seems a little large.It could also have had many other uses.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Wednesday 22nd August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3217
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
District: Rotherham (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Wath (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4599
Four figure Latitude: 53.48579926
Four figure longitude: -1.32331011
1:25K map: SK4599
1:10K map: SK49NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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