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Description: | Large lead oval ball with multiple, irregularly spaced, circular iron studs or pins in it. The iron pieces may be the stubs of projecting nails or may be dome headed studs. They cover the sides with the top and bottom left bare apart from the corroded remains of what is probably an iron loop for suspension at the top (but could be another of the studs/pins). The purpose and age of the object is unclear. Suggestions include a Roman or medieval steelyard weight; although it is more crudely shaped than they usually are and the iron inclusions are not usual; or a mace/cosh with projecting iron pins. Medieval maces were usually of iron and it is unclear how secure an iron attachment loop into a lead ball would be if subjected to pressure while swinging and striking.
It is 51.7mm long, 42.3mm in diameter and weighs 484 grams. | 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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