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Description: | A complete cast lead flat shield-shaped trade weight, dating to the Medieval period between AD 1250 - 1500 (length: 76mm; width: 64mm; thickness: 14mm; weight: exceeds limit on scales).In the centre at the top of the weight, there is a small rectangular hole (length: 2.5mm; width: 8mm), which could have been used for suspension. The hole is situated on the edge of an irregular border that runs around the front of the weight (average width: 8mm). In the centre of the artefact, there is a worn raised five-petalled flower or rose with the central bud depicted. The undecorated area between the border and the flower is depressed and lower than the other features. The back of the weight is undecorated. However, there are also numerous scratch marks on the front and back of the artefact.A similar (although smaller) example is illustrated in Egan, G, 1998, 'Medieval Finds From Excavations in London: 6: The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150 - c. 1450', pages 320-1, fig 239, ref no 1032. Egan suggests that the 'holes in the present small items may have been for storage on a bar or strap etc., though their slight bulk and weight should not have presented any particular problem in transportation'.
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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