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WEIGHT
Unique ID: SWYOR-CF8CF9
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead artefact, probably a perforated weight, perhaps for a line or net, of Medieval or post-Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1800. It is 37.6mm long 14.1mm wide and 7.6mm thick. It weighs 35.55g. It is in the form of a rectangle in plan, with a pointed end. It is rectangular in cross-section and has flat faces. There is a sub-circular sub-conical perforation in the pointed end. There are some grooves in the sides; nicks across the corners, probably the result of damage post-deposition in the soil. It has a cream patina. The mass is not obviously a weight in any of the common systems of measurement, so this weight is likely to have been used to weigh something down rather than for measuring. Compare SWYOR-71504E from the same area.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.6 mm
Width: 14.1 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 35.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th May 2019 - Tuesday 14th May 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3421
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Cawood (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5837
Four figure Latitude: 53.82604058
Four figure longitude: -1.12034077
1:25K map: SE5837
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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