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Description: | A medieval steelyard weight, weighting 2lb 3.30oz, made of copper-alloy with a lead core and decorated with three shields in relief. It is 61mm in diameter and 70mm in height. The top is flattened and the centre occupied by a thick triangle of metal, which is pierced by a circular perforation to form a suspension loop. The shields depict a rampant lion, a double-headed eagle and three chevrons, the latter sheild is the Clare coat of arms. This and the other sheilds link the weight to the Earls of Cornwall, more specifically to Edward, son of Richard Earl of Cornwall, who married Margaret de Clare in 1272, and added the Clare coat of arms to the other shield designs, which were also used by his father. This weight therefore dates to between 1272 and 1300, when Edmund died. The lead core of the weight can be seen due to a small hole in the copper-alloy, signs of corrosion are also visible. A similar steel yard weight is published in the Suffolk Insitute of Archaeology, Vol 6, p131-135. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1272
1300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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