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Description: | Complete but squashed lead powder flask cap, possibly used for measuring a charge of gunpowder. Probably seventeenth century date. (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length 17mm, width 27.5mm and 24mm thick. Weight 19.67g. The cap contained consolidated soil when measured.The cap, prior to being deformed, would have had a circular "base" and an oval mouth. Viewed with the mouth at the top, the sides flare gently outwards and upwards from the base. At the base, an integral loop projects either side. At one end of the longer side is a vertical casting seam with an associated sprue scar which is oval in plan. At the opposite end there is also a vertical casting seam without a sprue scar. On the base are three raised concentric circles, at the centre of which is a small pellet. The two inner circles are close together. The piece appears to be in good condition although one of the loops is fractured in several places.
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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