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Description: | An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable late medieval to Post Medieval date (1400 - 1650 AD). The weight is oval in plan and irregular in cross section. Both the front and rear faces are decorated with vesica shaped mouldings that echo the external edges. The upper part formed a loop which is now lost. The weight is a mid-yellow grey cream colour with an even patina. It has also been abraded and rolled in the plough soil and the edges have been damaged. Similar weights are recorded as being associated with fishing in the medieval period cf:CBA Research Report No 74 at - The Archaeology of Medieval Fishing Tackle - by J M Steane and M Foreman. At Fig 12.8 The weight measures 56.3m length, 24.1mm width is 7.5mm thick and weighs 41.23 grams | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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