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Description: | A cast, copper alloy, arm from a medieval folding balance. The arm is octagonal in section and is slightly bent. The end with a perforation to suspend the pan is missing. The decorative reeled collar survives. In the centre of the arm is an area of transverse moulding; three grooves, and at the other end is a double reeled moulding. Also at this end is the remains of the hinge which allowed the arms of the balance to be folded up. There is a central projecting rectangular tab with iron corrosion probably all the remains of an axis pin. There are also two shorter tabs, one on each side of the main one. The rest of the balance is missing. A medieval date in the 13th or 14th century is most likely, though balances like this were used throughout the medieval and into the post medieval periods. Compare NCL-C0C467, NMS-82DB34 and NMS-464E72.
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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