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Description: | The weight is of double-conical shape with a rounded outer rim and central perforation (ca 11mm in diameter). Both sides are decorated with dots and lines: five lines that are radiating out from the centre separate groups of three dots from one another. These lead weights are found frequently by metal detectorists, but we are still not quite certain of their use or exact dating. It has been noted that they have been found in archaeological contexts of the 15th and 16th century and that the most likely use for them was as spindle whorls (Kevin Leahy, pers. comm). However, these weights strongly resemble modern net weights used for river and sea fishing so that this alternative use for them can be envisioned. However, since the double-conical shape seems convenient for more than just one type of use, it might perhaps be suggested here that Medieval and Post-Medieval households kept several of these weights which would be used for different task such as spinning, hunting, fishing or weighing goods.
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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