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Description: | Square lead weight with a raised design of a fleur de lis. The three petals of the lis rise from a straight stem with four lines running down diagonally from it to the bottom edge, two on each side in pairs. The weights is 54.4mm long, 51.8mm wide and 11.5mm thick including the raised design. It weighs 219 grams.
Lead is cast for use as weights in Britain from the 1st century onwards. The style of the design and the use of the fleur de lis suggests a medieval or later date. A weight of 219 grams is roughly eqivilent to 8 ounces or half a pound in the averdepois system in use in Britian from c.1390; supporting the suggestion this weight was probably made in the late medieval or post medieval period. From the 15th century onwards trade weights were increasingly standardised and are usually round disks, from the 17th century they were usually made of copper alloy. Therefore a date of c.1390-c.1650 is suggested and probably the earlier half of this range; however an earlier or later date, especially if this had a non-trade use cannot be ruled out. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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