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SHOT
Unique ID: NLM-4AE1B9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead shot. Cast ball with pitted and abraded surface, retaining a grey tint. The mass, at well over half an ounce, may suggest it was suitable for use with a pistol of military specification. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800
Diameter: 15.4mm, Weight: 20.72gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 20.72 g
Diameter: 15.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41945
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Ulceby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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