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Description: | A complete cast lead alloy conical hanging weight with a narrow iron suspension loop running through it, of uncertain date. The iron wire does not protrude through the base like similar examples; therefore it is unclear whether the wire runs the length of the weight or if it simple loops through the top of the weight. It measures 27.91 mm in diameter, 28.64 mm high and weighs 105 grams.Because lead weights of this type were relatively easy to produce locally and were distributed throughout a wide period of time, they are difficult to date precisely. These types seem to date to between the Roman to early Modern period. For a similar example from the PAS database cf. LON-AEF5E6; there are many examples of biconical weights dating loosely to the Roman period (for example cf. BUC-D06A44).
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