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Description: | A fragment from the copper alloy outer shell of a medieval steelyard weight, dating from AD1250-1300. It carries a raised shield with a thick decorated border and a central motif of a lion rampant. The fragment is too worn to see details of the heraldry. The fragment has a brownish-green patina. It has a patchy, light brown patina. It is 41mm long, 33.3mm wide and 11.8mm thick. It weighs 22.69gm. Some medieval steelyard weights carry psuedo-heraldic designs, whereas official London weights carried the arms of Richard Earl of Cornwall, his son Edmund or the de Clares; the lion rampart, the spread eagle or the chevrons (Ward Perkins (1940: 171-173). These weights are thought to date to the later 13th century AD. Compare SOM-FDCC33 for a better quality example with official shields.
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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