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Description: | A cast copper alloy object, which appears to be the outer casing of a steelyard weight. The lead interior no longer survives. Approximately 50 % of the outer casing survives, now in three fragments - which have been glued back together by the finder. The fragment are all very worn and corroded. The edges - where the copper alloy case has broken open, looks as if it has almost been pulled apart. At first the finder thought that this object was part of a bomb case or hand grenade. However, an incised design appears to date this object to the post medieval period. The design comprises an incised double circle, which encloses a cross motif. Other details are very worn and corroded. This weight probably dates from circa 1500 - 1800.
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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