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METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Unique ID: NLM-7310E0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead metalworking debris. A small fragment of solidified lead melt, which has solidified as it was dribbled onto a flat surface, probably in the course of a minor episode of recycling. Patinated. Suggested date: unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Length: 29.4mm, Width: 21.5mm, Thickness: 12.4mm, Weight: 21.40gms
Class: Lead
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: 29.4 mm
Width: 21.5 mm
Thickness: 12.4 mm
Weight: 21.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41272
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wyham cum Cadeby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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