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Description: | A complete lead alloy weight possibly dating to the post medieval period. The object is circular in plan with a flat base and curved sides which creates a domed profile. There is a central perforation which is sub-circular in shape and pierces from the top of the dome through to the flat base. There does not appear to be any decoration on the object although there are a series of incised lines on the surface of the object. This object could have been used in the manufacture of textiles as a loomweight or spindle whorl although the flat base could suggest a different function. Spindle whorls and loomweights were in use from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period and so it is difficult to assign a narrow date range.
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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