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Description: | A complete cast lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is an elongated oval shape with two bulbous knop terminals and a clear casting seem running along both sides. Wear around the recessed portions of the terminals suggest the object may have functioned as a suspension weight such as a fishing net weight or sinker.The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The weight is 68.5mm long, 10.7mm in diameter and weighs 29.9g.Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely. Therefore, due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more closely.
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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