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Description: | A cast lead object of uncertain date, probably a weight or gaming piece. It is rectangular in form and section and with inlaid decoration on the front face. This comprises an S-shaped wavy line running down the centre of the face that contains what appears to be inlaid iron(?), some of which is now missing due to old breaks. The entire object measures 26.52mm in length, 23.60mm in width, 10.99mm in thickness and 47.56g in weight.The precise function and date of this object remain uncertain. Similar parallels are noted on the PAS database (LON-6A4983, BH-E2A9A2, HAMP-40EF94 and HAMP3681) and dated to between the Roman and Post-Medieval periods but with no close parallel from excavated contexts identified. It is possible that the current item is a weight or perhaps was utilised as a gaming piece, ad while it may potentially date as early as the Roman period a later date seems most likely, perhaps in the Medieval to Post-Medieval periods.
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