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Description: | Cast lead alloy weight. Sub-circular or sub-square bun-shaped weight with rounded corners in plan, tapering slightly towards the "top" - base length 35.2mm & width 32.7mm, top length 30.7mm & width 29.0mm. In the top is a sub-square depression with two oval indentations (each length 3mm, width 1.8mm), one of depth c.4mm, the other at least 9mm deep and possibly curving towards the centre of the weight - perhaps for inserting a hook for suspension?. One the "base" is a very roughly inscribed incuse design, possibly of the letter M (or W?) within a diamond. Thickness 24.8mm, weight 187.3g. Probably medieval, c.1100-1600.
No parallel found in Biggs & Withers 2000 ("Lead Weights; the David Rogers Collection", Galata) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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