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Description: | Copper alloy globular steelyard weight, filled with lead. It has an integral triangular suspension loop with a circular pierced hole. Below this is an incised band with chevrons filled alternately with three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines. The weight is decorated with three raised shields bearing a) a double headed eagle displayed (symbol of Hansa merchants), b) three leopards in pale (England) and c) a lion rampant (Poitou). There is an irregular hole in the base. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ghey, Eleanor - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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