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Description: | Five cast lead weights.
Two of the weights are cone shaped with flat bases, slightly flattened tops and sloping sides. One is 35.5mm in diameter, 32.9mm tall and weighs 147 grams. The other is 27.7mm in diameter, 24.9mm tall and weighs 51 grams.
Two of the weights are cylindrical, circular in plan with a flat base and top and a cicular hole running through from top to bottom. Both central holes narrow towards the top and the diameters given are maximums. One weight is 24.3mm in diameter by 17.2mm tall with a hole 8.9mm in diameter at the bottom and it weighs 45 grams. The other is 25.0mm in diameter, 17.8mm tall with a hole 8.6mm in diameter and it weighs 54 grams.
The final weight is circular in plan with a flat base and top and sloping sides. It has a circular hole running through the centre. It is 23.7mm in diameter at the base, 15.5mm in diameter at the top and 16.3mm tall. It weighs 32 grams.
Cast lead weights such as these were often made locally or at home for a wide range of uses. They are therefore hard to date precisely and can be Roman, Medieval or Post Medieval in date. | 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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