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Description: | Incomplete medieval/post medieval writing lead and the remains of a socketed bone case. The proximal end of the round-section lead is missing. The case is split longitudinally along the socket for the lead and is missing the open end. Externally it is flat-faced and with rounded corners. The lead is lodged tightly in the case. The change of angle at which the lead narrows to its point is very well defined, with the distance from the angle to the point being only 4.5mm. Lead diameter 5mm, surviving length 44mm. Surviving length of case 55mm, thickness 8mm, width (if split down the centre line) 18mm. In the absence of the distal end this cannot be allocated to Biddle's classification (Biddle 1990,735-8), and a date cannot be given. The fresh condition of the metal suggests it is more likely to be post-medieval or later. Another lead in a fragment of bone case was found in East Walton (HER 30041).
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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