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Description: | A lead steelyard weight. The weight is globular in shape and has a corroded iron shank passing through the centre, emerging at both ends. There also appears to be regularly spaced iron protrusions emerging from the side of the weight. The weight would probably have been used on a steelyard for measuring commodities. It may date from the Roman period or after and such artefacts can be difficult to date when found outside of a stratified archaeological deposit. Length 40 mm, thickness 23.7 mm, weight 73.1 grams.
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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