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WEIGHT
Unique ID: YORYM-5F09A9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete folded or rolled lead-alloy strip of uncertain date. The strip has a rectangular section and has been folded/rolled four times along its length. No marks or decoration are visible.
The metal has a mid-white patina and is worn. The object is 19.1mm long, 14.4mm wide, 8.6mm thick and weighs 17g.
Rolled and/or folded lead alloy strips are commonly believed to be Roman curse tablets. However, comparing this object to examples of verified curse tablets/rolls (http://curses.csad.ox.ac.uk), suggests the present example is of a more modern date and a weight, or lead ingot.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.1 mm
Width: 14.4 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm
Weight: 17 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06282
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Thrintoft (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3294
Four figure Latitude: 54.34055595
Four figure longitude: -1.50931029
1:25K map: SE3294
1:10K map: SE39SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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