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Description: | A Post Medieval lead alloy net weight with two strands of cord, from a fishing net dating to the 16th - 17th century. The weight comprises a strip of lead alloy folded around to form a small container with the upper and lower edges sealed. A flap has been left open and two twisted fibre wicks are visible within.Egan (2005:158) illustrates similar examples; twenty were found together in the standard rolled oval, tubular form.Dimensions: length: 29.82mm; width: 21.80mm; thickness: 7.28mm; weight: 11.03g.Identification by Geoff Egan, PAS Finds Advisor Medieval and Post Medieval Artefacts.Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
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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