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Description: | An incomplete lead alloy steelyard weight, probably of Roman date (AD 43-410). The weight is biconical with remnants of a large circular iron suspension loop shaft protruding from the top in the form of a two short, closely spaced iron projections.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.
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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