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SHOT

Unique ID: SUR-4FA8B6

Object type certainty: Certain
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A musket ball of 17.9mm diameter and 30.66g which has been crudely decorated with five or six carved circles, each with a central hole. The faces are not precisely aligned, but there may have been an intention to create a six-sided design. Circa 17th - 18th century.

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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 30.66 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Reigate and Banstead (District)
Parish or ward: Reigate Central (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ2448
Four figure Latitude: 51.21774308
Four figure longitude: -0.22590307
1:25K map: TQ2448
1:10K map: TQ24NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

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

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