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WEIGHT
Unique ID: HAMP-716D58
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An undatable lead weight, an isoceles triangle in shape with a rectangular cross-section (11.6mm thick) and a projecting loop for suspension at the apex. The loop is oval in shape and narrower (5.6mm) than the body of the weight. It has a central oval piercing 5.2mm wide and 3.4mm tall. The short edge opposite the projection is convex and has a longitudinal groove in the centre of its underside.
The weight measures 61.5mm in length, 36.6mm in max.width (13.7mm min.width, just below the loop), 11.6mm in max.width and weighs 136g (to the nearest 2g). It probably dates from the medieval to post-medieval period, although any date between the Roman and post-medieval period is possible (AD 43-1800).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 61.5 mm
Width: 36.6 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm
Weight: 136 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 29th November 2018 - Thursday 29th November 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 804
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Thruxton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU2544
Four figure Latitude: 51.19467733
Four figure longitude: -1.64361214
1:25K map: SU2544
1:10K map: SU24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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