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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable late Medieval or Post Medieval date (1350 - 1700). The weight is sub-circular in plan and D shaped (domed) in cross section. The front face is slightly irregular with an uneven D shaped profile which has been abraded in the ploughsoil. Both the front and rear faces are undecorated. The rear face is relatively flat with a slight indentation (concave dip) which is located slightly off centre. T
The weight is a mid grey colour with a relatively even, but slightly 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 to measure / weigh five and a half ounces.
The weight measures 46.4mm in diameter and is 12.3mm thick. It weighs 157.1 grams or 5.5ozs (2425 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
1700 | 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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