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Description: | A probably incomplete lead-alloy piece of uncertain date: probably a piece of casting waste. It is a strip, broadly the shape of an inverted 'V' in cross-section with a central ridge and irregular sides, surviving to different extents. Both ends may be truncated. Emerging from centre of the upper surface is a series of five joined cylindrical protrusions that terminate in spheres (Dia.: c. 5.5mm) with a central seam. This could be a waste header from the casting of lead shot, see Courtney (1988, 3; fig. 5) for an example. One end of the artefact has been bent to one side in profile. The piece has a largely off-white colour, consistent with a corroded lead alloy.
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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