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Description: | A small but complete cast lead trade weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped with a raise design of a fleur-de-lis on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated and the edges are very worn.The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight is 30.8mm long, 24.4mm wide, 6.1mm thick and weighs 27g.Lead weighs such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were used throughout the 15th century. It is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system. However with various qualities of workmanship and numerous designs employed over a long period of time it is not possible to date this object any more closely due to the lack of any contextual evidence.
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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