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Description: | Lead possible Curse Tablet. Rectangular plate cut from cast sheet of thickness 2.5mm, neatly rolled into a loose tube. Patinated overall, and with soil trapped within. As a curse tablet, the lead object, like a miniature axehead and numerous later Roman coins, may hint at the proximity of a temple or shrine. Suggested date of the curse tablet: Roman, 40-400.The finder reports the object was recovered threaded through a ring, and this configuration is illustrated. The lead is lightly grooved by the ring, though also here patinated as heavily as elsewhere. However, the ring, of copper alloy with a flattened D section, is of a cheap type usually ascribed to the 19th century, and of which numerous examples are held by Scunthorpe Museum. This suggests that the lead object was encountered at that time and redeposited in this modified form. Suggested date of Ring: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.Lead object: Length: 38.5mm, Diameter (as found): 16.0mm, Weight (with trapped soil): 46.75gms.Ring: internal diameter: 16.3mm, Band Width: 3.4mm, Band Thickness: 0.9mm, Weight: 1.05gms.
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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