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Description: | A cast lead steelyard weight, probably dating to the Roman period (AD 43-410). The weight is bi-conical with remains of a large circular iron suspension loop shaft protruding from the top and more rounded on the lower half below the central thickened rib. The form is usually considered as Roman, and the beam balance is thought to have been lost in Britain between the end of the Roman period and the later medieval period when it was reintroduced from the continent. The steelyard weight measures 30.7 mm high (excl loop), 31.4 mm in diameter and weighs 128.1g. Several other similar examples are recorded on the PAS database such as IOW-984937.
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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