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Description: | LeadNet Sinker. Cast tubular weight, made by rolling a rectangular fragment of cast sheet of thickness 3mm around the selvedge of a net. A central oval cavity of length circa 8mm remains, suggesting the object was lost or discarded while still attached to the net. Patinated overall. Similar objects occur amongst Early Medieval finds at Flixborough, with a probable date of AD 700-900; the mass of this example places it at the more substantial end of the range. About 2000 weights of this sort were recovered from a late medieval boat at Blackfriars, London, where their use on fishing nets is presumed, so the form was long-lived. The local dating evidence is afforded priority in this case. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-900.Length: 41.7mm, Width: 16.9mm, Thickness (overall): 14mm, Weight: 45.75gms.
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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