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Description: | A complete cast lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is conical with a flat base, circular in plan and straight sides that taper in width to a rounded apex. The base of the weight is slightly recessed. The weight is undecorated and covered with pitting and scratch marks. The weight has a cream-grey patination. It measures 23.09mm in diameter at the base and tapers to 7.27mm in diameter at the apex. It is 25.27mm in height and weighs 47.04g.Lead weights, along with spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post Medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the Medieval to Post Medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.Similar examples of weights can be found on this database, e.g. ESS-8D1C85, NLM-2AA136 and NCL-E9C4B1. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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