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Post Medieval possible cannon ball
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2014-05-19 15:40:21
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Post Medieval possible cannon ball
Description
English: A lead alloy possible cannon ball from a small cannon such as a Falconet or Serpentine, but the ball is not a standard size or mass. The ball is sub-spherical, oval in section. One face is smooth and rounded but the other side is jagged and possibly broken with angular fractures and fissures in the metal. It has a mass of 306g which is 10 and 3/4 oz, and a diameter of 48mm or 1.9 inches.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1500 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 617235
Old ref: SWYOR-A16C9F
Filename: PAS_2329_31.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/468837
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/468837/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/617235
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