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Description: | A lead alloy possible weight of unknown date. The artefact is roughly cone shaped but with a rounded and faceted lower half and concave sides. The top is also rounded making the shape rather like a pear. The object has a diameter of 9.11mm and is 10.85mm tall, weighing 2.71g. In the centre of the convex base there is a hole which runs all the way up to the top, where it is visible. There is also a sub-rectangular hole slightly lower down giving the impression that the object is hollow. The function of this object is uncertain. It may be a weight and the hole could be to adjust the mass exactly. It could also have been to thread the weight onto a string. Lead weights are very imperfectly understood currently. It is hoped that by recording them as often as possible, a large body of data that can be studied will be built up. Alternatively, the object could be a knop that was attached to some larger artefact by a pin in the hole. The object is patinated and is a yellowish grey colour. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ward, Stuart | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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