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Description: | A complete lead weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan with a D-shaped section and three large knops extending from the lower surface. A large central perforation is present through the object and the surface is worn and broken.The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The object is 36mm in diameter, 10.3mm thick and weighs 25g.Lead weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served as spindle whorls or weights used for fishing or goods. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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