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Description: | A cast lead alloy artifact, possibly a weight, of unknown date. It is circular, the underside is flat and the upper side convex. On the upper side a crude letter C has been inscribed into the upper side using a sharp object, possibly the point of a knife, or this could be unintentional damage. There are no other markings. There is no indication that any attachment point or suspension loop has ever been present. The artifact is 31.1mm in diameter and 7.1mm thick. It weighs 41.98gm (1.5oz). The metal is well patinated to white.It is possible that this was a palm guard of some type, used to push a needle thorough coarse fabric, but if so, it has seen very little use as there are no marks on the flat underside. It does not fit neatly into any standard weighing system, but could have been a weight for a specific purpose.
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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