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Description: | Medieval weight; cast lead standing weight of probable medieval date. The weight is roughly a rectangular pyramid with a hole pierced through the top to make a suspension loop, probably for safekeeping (as Biggs suggests). It is undecorated. The metal has a thick, grey-white patina over its surface, which is somewhat pitted throughout.Length 31.8mm, width 20.3mm, thickness 13.3mm, weight 35.48gRefs: Biggs 'English Weights; an illustrated survey' (pp. 40-41)Biggs and Withers 'Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection' (pp. 30-33, nos. 67, 68, 70 & 71)
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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