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Description: | A cast lead, medieval weight. It is an elongated lozenge shape and is an irregular lozenge in cross section. There is a loop for attachment at the top of the weight. Each face of the weight is divided into two panels and each panel has raised decoration. On the first panel there are 8 chevrons running horizontally across the weight; on the second panel there is a zig-zag design running down the panel. On the third and fourth panels there is a single, curved vertical line with pellets creating a leaf shaped design.
The weight probably dates from the mid-14th to early 15th centuries and a direct parallel can be seen in 'East Riding Archaeologist' Vol.4, 1993 (Hull Old Town Report Series No.2 - Excavations in Hull 1975-76), edited by D H Evans, pages 168-9. Several functions have been suggested for this type of weight. It is possible they were used as plumb-bobs although according to this report these weights are often found in groups suggesting that their primary function was in activities requiring several weights. It has therefore been suggested that they may have been used in connection with tanning - for weighting and stretching the skins, or as fishing weights for lines and nets. | 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: | 1350
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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