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Description: | A cast lead steelyard weight. In profile the weight is a sub-drop shape, which is circular in section. The upper apex of the weight has iron protruding; originally this would have formed a loop. The surface of the weight has a dark cream coloured patina. The weight weighs 854g which is almost 2 lbs. It measures 55.04mm long, and 55.41mm in diameter. The weight is likely to be Romano-British, dating to mid 1st to mid third century. Barford, Blockley and Day (1984 'A Romano-British Steelyard From Marshfield, Avon'.) illustrate a similar weight dating to the Roman period, as does Allason-Jones and Miket (1984 Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort Gloucester), Nos. 8.46 and 8.47. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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