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Description: | A lead alloy weight of probable medieval date. The weight would have been a hanging weight and would have had an iron loop at one end. Only the iron inside the lead survives. The weight is square in section but tapered at both ends; forming a pyramid shaped apex at the top where the loop would have been, and a wide wedge at the base. It weighs 52.83g, which suggests it was probably intended to be a 2oz weight in either the Mercantile or Avoirdupois system (see page 302 in The Medieval Household). The weight has a well developed white patina.
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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