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Description: | Irregular conical lead weight. The base is an irregular square or oval measuring 30 x 31 mm. The weight is 47 mm tall, and the sides are concave at the base, straight in the centre and convex at the top forming a tall bell shape. In the centre of the base is an indentation, and at the top are the remains of two iron wires. Lead steelyard weights suspended from iron or copper-alloy wires are known from the Roman period, but they tend to be biconical. The shape of this weight could mean that it was used both for hanging from a steelyard, and as a standing weight; there is little dating evidence for it. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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