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Description: | A handmade lead weight, oval in both section and plan. A hole has been pierced from the top to the bottom to allow for it to be suspended. The suspension is normaly via an iron loop, but no iron staining is visible in this example. The hole is slightly off centre which would make the weight less precise.As most steelyard weigts of Roman date are bi-conical, a Roman date for this weight is unlikely. Therefore, it is only possible to ascribe a broad date of 600 - 1700 AD to this particular weight due to its handmade and undiagnostic nature.
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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