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Description: | Substantial lead weight, an irregular circle or pentagon in shape (diameter c. 79-82 mm) and plano-convex in cross-section (c. 20 mm thick). The flat surface is clearly the upper, with the remains of two rectangular-section iron bars projecting. The cross-section of each one measures about 14 x 4 mm, and they are not quite parallel, being 11 to 14 mm apart. They may be the remains of a large iron suspension loop. There is a third similar-sized hole, plus two small circular holes 2 mm in diameter and 6 mm apart and a more irregular hole about 9 x 6 mm. On this face is also a circular stamp, 12 mm in diameter, with a relief merchant's mark. This consists of a reversed 4 shape at the top right, with both the horizontal and vertical stems extended. The vertical stem ends in a fork, with two oblique lines extending downwards to the right above it. The upper oblique line is matched by another on the other side to form a chevron, and this ends in an oblique oval or hook which fills the space to the left. A sketch has been scanned. The curved face has a large rectangular piece of iron (cross-section 17 x 11 mm) projecting from the centre. It weighs 857g (1 lb 14.25 oz). The merchant's mark dates it to between the 13th and 17th centuries. | 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: | 1250
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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