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Description: | A number of Roman-postmedieval lead weights. Such weights are often difficult to date without context.Weight no. 1 (top left in figure) is of biconical form, with the remains of an iron rod in the centre. It measures 37.9mm in diameter, 26.5mm in height, and 122g in mass. It probably dates to the Roman period.Weight no. 2 (top right) is the largest of the group, and is of conical form. It measures 49.4mm in diameter, 40.8mm in height, and 325g in mass. It dates to the Roman period.Weight no. 3 (bottom left) is of elongated conical form, with an 11.7mm long iron pin projecting laterally from the top. It measures 45mm in length, and 15.7mm in diameter at the top (8.5mm at the base), weighs 39g, and probably dates to the medieval period or later.Weight no. 4 (bottom centre) is of discoidal form, with slightly beveled edges, and again with the remains of an iron rod in the centre. It measures 24.6mm in diameter, 11.9mm in height (excluding iron projections), and 43g in mass. It is postmedieval in date.Weight no. 5 (bottom right) is of spherical form, with a small cylindrical process (6.7mm long, diameter 7.7mm), containing the remains of an iron suspension ring. The spherical component has a diameter of 15.3mm , and the weight weighs 24g in total. It probably dates to the postmedieval 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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