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Description: | A complete but worn and corroded lead-alloy steelyard weight of probable Roman date (c. AD 43-410). The weight is circular in plan and conical in form, with a circular suspension loop of iron extending from the flattened apex (15.5mm in length, 13.1mm in diameter); the aperture of the loop has been concealed by extensive corrosion product. The iron that forms this loop also appears to extend through the entire body of the weight, as traces of red brown corrosion are visible at the point of the conical form. This artefact has corroded to a white colour overall and weighs 30.91 grams.
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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