WMID-2EC3FC: A Post Medieval Musket Ball

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Unique ID: WMID-2EC3FC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete lead musket ball dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1800). The object is spherical is shape with a casting sprue in the upper hemisphere and a casting seam running around its circumference. The object has several pits but does not appear to have been fired.

There are a large number of similar objects recorded on the PAS database, inlcuding: SUR-A2A4A4; SWYOR-8E3D62; and SWYOR-1BE638.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 16.72mm in legnth, 15.68mm in diameter and 18.77g in weight.

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
Length: 16.72 mm
Weight: 18.77 g
Diameter: 15.68 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Huddington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO9357
Four figure Latitude: 52.21117336
Four figure longitude: -2.10386383
1:25K map: SO9357
1:10K map: SO95NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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