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Description: | A possibly Roman lead steelyard weight. This weight is cylindrical, it is circular in plan and measures 22.3mm in diameter and 12mm in thickness. Projecting from the centre of one face of the weight there is the remains of a corroded iron loop. This would presumably have been used for suspension or to hold the hook on which to hang the item being weighed. It is due to this corroded iron probable loop that this weight is thought to possibly be a Roman steelyard weight, although these are more normally biconical in shape and are larger than this example. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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