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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable late Medieval or Post Medieval date (1350 - 1650). The weight is sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The front face is domed (convex) and undecorated. The reverse face is also plain. A series of small incised scratches are visible and form a crude grid. These lines are covered by the patina and corrosion and so must be relatively old. Their function, unless decorative, is unknown. The weight is a mid grey white colour with an uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. A direct parallel for this weight has not been found. It is most likely to date from the later medieval or post medieval periods and have been used as an once weight.
The weight measures 29.2mm in diameter and is 6.3mm thick. It weighs 27.98 grams or 0.99ozs (432 grains). | 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
1650 | 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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