Finds at Leiston Abbey

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Registered Find Basics

Interpretation

    • The object is a rolled strip of lead which has been deliberately folded by what appears to be three and a half turns. It could either be a Roman curse tablet, a medieval net sinker, a weight or an offcut, therefore assigning the find a date range of 43-1400 AD.
      • Stuart Noon
    • 8-12-2014

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  • Folded lead sheet, unstratified metal detector find from spoil heap. 36mm L x 9mm W.

From Context

  • Context: LA_11001
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    • Topsoil Deposit
    • Lisa Westcott Wilkins
    • 9-7-2014
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