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Description: | An Early Medieval circular lead weight with a copper alloy stud embedded in the top. There are several Viking weights known that have an earlier piece of metalwork, often with insular decoration, reused by setting into the top of the weight. This example is a circular stud with a raised rim and a moulded central triskele design of three S shaped moulded swirls all springing from a central circle. The central circular cell is empty, but the other areas of the field are decorated with concentric curved triangular panels, with beading in the centre of each. There are slight traces of the stud having been gilded. There was probably a long spike on the reverse of the stud, as part of this is visible protruding through the lead on the reverse. The weight has a diameter of 30.52mm, thickness 14.01mm, weight 72.24g. The weight dates from the Viking period, which is around 800 - 1100 AD, but the Anglo-Saxon copper alloy stud could be earlier. Further examples are DUR-181FC7, SWYOR-CC1E24, SOMDOR-9FE618 and LANCUM-45FF34.
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