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Description: | Two complete cast lead alloy lead weights. One is globular in shape with a central circular hole. It measures 16.6mm diameter, 12.5mm thick and the hole has a diameter of 4.9mm (weight not recorded). The second is flatter and cylindrical in shape with convex sides and central circular perforation. It measures 29.7mm diameter, 7.1mm thick and the hole has a diameter of 10.4mm (weight not recorded).. Both may have served as spindle whorls but they may also have had many other uses.Such lead weights are notoriously difficult to date due to their functional nature and simplicity of production. These weights are therefore dated broadly as Medieval to Modern, c.1400-1900.
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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