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Description: | Lead and ironProbable Weight, as identified by finder. Cast conical plano-convex weight with three iron stubs protruding from its lower sides (opposite each other) and base (between the others). Weights with embedded objects are usually dated to the Early Medieval period, and, like this example, may resemble contemporary game pieces. The mass may indicate this object represented four units of a module of circa 4.07gms, which is considered a Scandinavian-derived system of mensuration. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000.Diameter: 17.9mm, Height: 12.2mm, Weight: 16.44gms.
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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