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Description: | Cast lead cylindrical weight with rounded ends and a small integrally cast suspension loop at the top. The loop appears to have possibly been cast then pierced and has a miscast irregularly shaped piece comming off one side. The loop appears small and fragile to regularly be used to suspend the weight. This may sugegst it was used for measuring rather than tied onto a cord to weigh something down. It is 41.5mm long excluding the loop, 49.6mm including, 24.1mm in diameter and weighs 170 grams, 6 ounces. Simple cast lead weights were often made locally and are hard to date. The fact it is exactly 6 ounces may suggest it was made in the averpois system and is post 1250 AD in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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