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Description: | A cast medieval lead weight probably used for fishing. The weight is in the form of a stylised fish, with both sides of the weight being symmetrically decorated. The head of the fish has a large circular indentation for an eye. A wide groove separates the head from the body. The body of the fish tapers towards the missing tail. There is a large circular perforation near the end of the fish?s body. The surviving length of the weight 88.8mm and the width is 25.1mm. | 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: | 1540
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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