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Description: | A Medieval (probably 1200-1400) lead uniface trade weight, square in shape, and depicting a probable pelican displayed in her piety within a raised roundel 33mm in diameter and c.4mm high.The pelican's wings rise to either side of the central body and the head above is turned right with open beak. It is apparently standing over a nest containing chicks. The weight measures 38.89x36.63x9.88mm and weighs 110.31g (3.9oz). This is a medieval weight for a quarter pound. There are several systems to which the weight could belong. It is nearest to the quarter mercantile pound of 15oz which should weigh 109.4g. At 110.3g, it is less than 1% heavy and probably relates to this standard. The pelican device probably indicates a provincial issue, a corporate body or perhaps a household.See Geoff Egan's chapter on weighing apparatus in The Medieval Household, particularly table 14 on page 302.
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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