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Description: | Shield-shaped lead weight, thick and flat with a straight top, tapering sides and a rounded point. It is not terribly well made and the shape is really sub-triangular rather than shield-shaped. The upper face has a lowered border around a central shield, with a deep groove around the shield. On the shield is a relief design which is probably basically a rampant lion (one of the usual motifs for this kind of weight) but which has two diagonal lines cutting across it. The upper line is a groove, which is interrupted by part of the relief ?lion so cannot be later damage. The lower line consists of an upper ridge and lower groove. The lines cannot be easily interpreted as part of the heraldry of the piece, but are certainly not later damage. It weighs 337g (11.85 oz).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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