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VESSEL
Unique ID: NLM-445A56
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Lead pot mend. Cast plug to mend a hole in a vessel wall of thickness 4.8mm. Patinated. The small size and tidy finish may hint at a Roman date. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410
Diameter: 23.9mm, Thickness: 10.4mm, Weight: 25.23gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 10.4 mm
Weight: 25.23 g
Diameter: 23.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st March 2020
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM45460
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Blyborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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