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Description: | A cast lead weight of probable medieval to post-medieval date. Several such weights are recorded in Biggs and Withers' "Lead Weights" (2000; pp. 22-26), but their dating remains uncertain.The object takes the form of a cast sub-circular disc. The upper surface is decorated in relief with four lines, which cross at the centre. The edges of the weight are ragged and the reverse is plain. It measures 26.1mm in diameter, 3.9mm thick and weighs 14.3g.
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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