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Description: | A corroded cast copper-alloy artefact with iron fitting, possibly a plumb bob of Roman date. The object is broadly conical with a circular cross-section. It expands from a ridged terminal (Dia.: 11.5mm) over a short distance to a maximum diameter of c. 13.0mm before tapering to a point. At the flat end is an iron protrusion, now heavily corroded, that may have once been a loop. There is a perforation around a third of the length of the object up from the tip. This revealed a hollowed out body with a possible iron fill, but to what extent either is uncertain. The artefact has corroded to a variable mid-green colour. A similar item of similar composition, form and dimensions, suggested as a Roman plumb bob, can be found on this database - ref. GLO-06FD13. Similarly, an object of similar form but much larger girth can be found illustrated in Manning (1995, 244; ref. 5).
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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