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Description: | A lead standing weight of uncertain date. The weight is cone-shaped with faceted sides and an integral handle in the form of a hole through the top of the weight. There is also a large incision across one face near the base. The way the lead is folded back from this, it appears this was made when it had been heated and soft. The mass of the weight is 43.43g and it measures 30.72mm in length and 17.37mm in diameter. Standing weights made of lead were still used in relatively recent times but their use was made illegal after 1834. A similar example can be found on the database, NLM-D618C7 which is probably medieval. However, this example was found on a site which produces much Roman material, so a Roman date is also possible.
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