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Description: | Complete undated lead weight. The weight is spherical with a central tapering perforation. Although small it could have functioned as a spindle whorl but it is more likely that the hole through the centre of the weight allowed it to be threaded onto something such as a line or net. The weight has no decoration on the outside.Diameter 19.02mm, thickness 13.72mm, diameter of perforation c.6-7.5mm, weight 24.74g.Lead weights of this type, when found outside of an archaeological context, are notoriously difficult to date. It is also rarely possible to assign a specific function to these objects and therefore they are best classified simply as weights. Similar examples, from controlled excavations, have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman era through to the Post Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period.
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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