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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable medieval date (1200 - 1500). The weight is oval in plan with a raised sub-triangular (triangular with rounded corners ? shield shaped) area on the front face. The weight is sub-rectangular in profile and in cross section. The front face has beveled edges. It measures 51.2mm in length, 36.5mm width, and is 10.6mm thick. It weighs 92.71 grams (3.27 ozs).
The front face of the weight has a central sub-rectangular (shield shaped) raised panel. This panel measures 35.2mm in height and 30.2mm width. The panel is undecorated and lightly dished (concave); in the top left hand corner is a circular stamp or mark. This is again undecorated. The reverse of the weight is slightly dished (concave) and plain with no decorative elements. The weight is a mid grey colour with an even patina which covers all surfaces. The weight has been damaged in the plough soil and there are a couple of small linear gashes, as well as areas of heavy abrasion. This abrasion has made the weight asymmetrical. This style of weight is usually dated to the medieval period, specifically the thirteenth century through to the late fifteenth centuries (1200 ? 1500): Biggs and Withers: 2000; Lead Weights; pages 34 -45. | 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: | 1200
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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