Record ID: IOW-E9BC46
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Folded lead waste of unknown date and function (AD 43-1800). This rolled strip of sheet lead that has been deliberately folded. Date and function unknown. It has been folded to form a flattened tube and has short linear indentations on the outer face. These may have been caused by a tool while folding rather than being decoration. Similar objects have been classified as a curse tablets. However, this example is possibly more modern and may have performed an entirely different function, perhaps such as a weight or ingot. The surface colour is grey. Length: 50.94mm; width: 17.76mm; …
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.