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Description: | Cast lead weight or possibly a spindle whorl. The weight is circular with a flat base from which the side slope upwards and inwards to a flat top with an off centre piercing. The weight is 17.8mm in diameter and 6.8mm thick, the central hole is a maximum of 6.5mm in diameter and it weighs 9.71 grams. Such weights were easy to make and had a wide variety of uses, they can date from the Roman to post 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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