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Description: | An incomplete egg-shaped cast lead weight. Traces of an iron suspension loop remain at the wider end. It measures: height 38.3mm, diameter 30.4mm, and weighs 192.4g (6.79 oz). It is in fair condition.Several similar examples of large egg-shaped weights with iron suspension loops can be seen on the PAS database, for example HESH- E5CB53, NCL-CD6486, CAM-5EAD35 and SUR-724275. They are very difficult to date, being close to the (generally better-made) steelyard weights of Roman date, but also having parallels among medieval and post-medieval material.
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