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Description: | A lead lug, or handle, from the top of a jar or box lid. The top of the piece is cast in the shape of an 8 petalled flower, with a raised central boss, forming a flat cone. Projecting from the back of this cone-shaped flower is a thick attachment mount with a lead disc at the end to hold it attached to a lid. Handles such as this were common in the 17th century and later, when they were fitted to the lids of lead or lead-lined tobacco jars. Lead was used to give a tight seal and keep the tobacco moist. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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